World history

Topic 2

Purgatory

A place of punishment where souls past sin.

Thesis

A position or idea a person puts forward and is willing to prove through argument

Indulgences

A release from all or part of punishment for sin by the catholic church reducing time in purgatory after death

Recant

To withdraw a statement or position formally and publicly.

Humanism

An intellectual movement of the Renaissance based on the study of the humanities which includes grammar, rhetoric, poetry, moral, philosophy, and history

Heretic

A person who opposes or does not conform to established religious teachings.

Predestination

The belief the god has determined in advances who will be saved the elect will be condemned the reprobate.

Popular soveresignty

The right to govern through the consent of the people

Mercenary

A soldier who fights primarily for pay

Republic

A form of government in which the leader is not a king and certain citizens have the right to vote.

Rhetoric

Persuasive speech or writing

Vernacular

The language of everyday speech in a particular region.

Fresco

Painting done fresh, wet plaster with water based paints.

Linear perspective

Artistic technique used to give the effect of three dimensional depth to two dimensional surfaces

Altarpiece

An artwork the represents a religious subject and is placed behind the altar of Christian church

Christian humanism

A movement that developed in northern Europe during the Renaissance combining classical learning and individualism with the goal of reforming the catholic church

Salvation

The state of being saved (that is, going to heaven) through faith alone or through faith and good work.

lutheranism

The religious doctrine that martin luther deleloped its deffered from catholicism in doctrine of salvation which Luther believe could be achieved by faith alone not by good work.

Justification

process of being justified or deemed worthy of salvation by god

Annul

declare invalid

Ghetto

Formerly a district in a city in which Jewish people were required to live