World History Vocab 1 Defs

Renaissance

The revival of art and literature in the 14th-16th centuries

Humanism

Philosophy on human achievement and accomplishment

Secular

To not focus on religion

Patron

Someone who gives financial or other support to a person or organization

Perspective

An artistic technique that makes something 2D appear 3D

Vernacular

The language spoken by the people in a particular place

Indulgence

A document that you pay for to be forgiven from all your sins

Reformation

To reform or update something; a period of change

Annul

To cancel something (typically done during marriages)

Protestant

A member of a Christian group that broke away from a Catholic church

Predestination

Fate has been decided and you can’t change anything

Theocracy

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god

Jesuits

An religious community called the society of Jesus that teach others