Renaissance and Reformation 1350-1600
 period that began in Italy in 1350 and spread to the rest
of Europe; emphasized secularism, awareness of ties to
the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, and the ability
of the individual
 a system in which cities are the center of political,
economic, and social life
 Worldly viewpoint which emerged as increasing
wealth created new enjoyment of material things.
 a gift of money or property paid at the time of
marriage, either by the bride's parents to her husband
or, in Islamic societies, by a husband to his wife
 an intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on
the study of the humanities, which included grammar,
rhetoric, poetry, moral philosophy, and history
 the father of Italian Renaissance humanism
 the language of everyday speech in a particular region
 a movement that developed in northern Europe
during the Renaissance combining classical learning
(humanism) with the goal of reforming the Catholic
Church
 the state of being saved (that is, going to heaven)
through faith alone or through faith and good works
 a release from all or part of punishment for sin by the
Catholic Church, reducing time in purgatory after
death
 written by Martin Luther; list of abuses by the Catholic
Church
 formal statement by the legislative assembly (imperial
diet) meeting in the city of Worms; made Martin
Luther an outlaw in the Holy Roman Empire and his
works were to be burned
 the religious doctrine that Martin Luther developed; it
differed from Catholicism in the doctrine of salvation,
which Luther believed could be achieved by faith alone,
not by good works; Lutheranism was the first Protestant
faith
 an end to religious warfare in Germany, signed in 1555
 the belief that God has determined in advance who
will be saved (the elect) and who will be damned (the
reprobate)
 declare invalid
 Pope, bishop, priest
 Salvation requires faith and good works
 The Bible and church tradition are sources of truth
 Priests interpret the bible
 Ministers lead the congregation
 Salvation requires faith alone
 The Bible is the only source of truth
 Believers interpret the bible themselves
 Calvin believed in the doctrine of justification by
faith alone to explain how humans achieved salvation.
He also emphasized the all-powerful nature of god,
which led him to the idea of predestination.
 The Bible is the only source of truth and believers
interpret it themselves
 Monarch, bishops, priests
 Salvation requires faith alone
 The Bible is the only source of truth
 Believers interpret the bible themselves