Renaissance & Reformation

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French word meaning "rebirth"; A Time when people rediscovered the culture of Greece and Rome

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Renaissance

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Birthplace of the Renaissance; Italian city-state

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Florence

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a way of thinking that stressed the importance of human abilities and actions

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Humanism

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Who developed a printing press using moveable type so books could be made faster?

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Johannes Gutenberg

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Wealthy banking family that financially supported artists and thinkers

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Medici Family

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A religious movement in the 1500s that aimed to reform the church.

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Reformation

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sold by the church to cancel sins

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Indulgences

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German monk who wanted the church to make changes and instead started the reformation movement

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Martin Luther

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95 arguments against the church posted on a church door by Martin Luther

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95 Theses

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A meeting where Martin Luther defended his writings and was ordered to take back what he said.

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Diet of Worms