world unit 3 vocab

Humanism

A cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized the study of classical texts and values, focusing on human potential and achievements.

Humanities

Academic disciplines that study human culture, including literature, philosophy, and history.

Patron

A person who provides financial support and encouragement to artists, writers, or scholars.

Perspective

An artistic technique that creates the illusion of depth and three-dimensionality on a flat surface.

Utopian

Related to an imagined perfect society or ideal place.

Indulgence

A grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins.

Predestination

The doctrine that God has eternally chosen those whom he intends to save.

Theocracy

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

Sect

A subgroup within a larger religious or political group.

Canonize

To officially declare a deceased person as a saint in the Catholic Church.

Council of Trent

A series of meetings held by the Catholic Church in the 16th century to address issues of reform and doctrine.

Ghetto

A part of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited primarily by members of a particular racial or ethnic group.

Heliocentric

The astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the universe.

Scientific Method

A systematic procedure for acquiring knowledge that involves observation, experimentation, and the formulation of hypotheses.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, serving as a starting point for further investigation.

Calculus

A branch of mathematics that studies continuous change, through derivatives and integrals.

Gravity

A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass are brought toward one another.