unit banner

Unit 2: How Trade and Travel Changed the World

Lesson F: Renaissance and Reformation

Key Terms

Key Term Definition
humanism the study of classical texts and the focus on the importance of people as individuals that developed during the Renaissance
indulgence a pardon from the Catholic Church forgiving people of sins
patron a person who supports artists, especially financially
pope Bishop of Rome, head of the Catholic Church
Protestant member of Christian religious sect that formed during the Protestant Reformation who rejected the authority of the Roman Catholic Church
Renaissance time period from about 1300 to 1600 in Europe where a new interest in classical knowledge led to changes in art, culture, and scientific knowledge
Roman Catholic Christian denomination with its headquarters in the city of Rome led by the pope
scholastic thinkers and teachers influenced by Roman Catholicism
secular not religious (concerned with worldly, not spiritual, matters)
simony the buying or selling of sacraments and positions within a church


Directions: Practice using these key terms.


Alternative content

Get Adobe Flash player