Chapter 20 Vocabulary
Renaissance -“rebirth”; period in
European history from 1350 to 1650 when people became interested again in art
and learning
Secular- related to worldly things
urban -related to cities, not the
countryside
mercenary- a soldier who fights for
money
diplomacy -making agreements with
other countries
humanism -an emphasis on worldly
concerns; a belief that reason leads to knowledge
Reformation- a religious movement
that changed the Catholic Church and created Protestant churches
Indulgence- a pardon, or forgiveness,
of sin
Predestination- a religious belief
that God has already decided who will go to heaven
Annul- to declare not valid
Seminary- a school for religious
training
heresy -a religious belief that goes
against what the church says is true
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