Unit 2: How Trade and Travel Changed the World
Lesson F: Renaissance and Reformation
Key Terms
| Key Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| humanism | the study of classical texts and the focus on the importance of people as individuals that developed during the Renaissance |
| indulgence | a pardon from the Catholic Church forgiving people of sins |
| patron | a person who supports artists, especially financially |
| pope | Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church |
| Protestant | member of Christian religious sect that formed during the Protestant Reformation who rejected the authority of the Roman Catholic Church |
| Renaissance | time period from about 1300 to 1600 in Europe where a new interest in classical knowledge led to changes in art, culture, and scientific knowledge |
| Roman Catholic | Christian denomination with its headquarters in the city of Rome led by the pope |
| scholastic | thinkers and teachers influenced by Roman Catholicism |
| secular | not religious (concerned with worldly, not spiritual, matters) |
| simony | the buying or selling of sacraments and positions within a church |
Directions: Practice using these key terms.
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