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| Renaissance | Period of cultural and artistic flowering inEurope.Began in Italy-1350ish |
| classics | Literature of ancient Greece and Rome. |
| patron | person who uses money and/or influence to support another person. |
| Reformation | Religious movement in 16th century England led by Martin Luther as an effort to reform the Catholic church. Resulted in Protestant churches. |
| Roman Catholic | Person who belongs to branch of Christianity headed by the Pope in Rome. |
| Protestant | Person who opposed and/or protested the Roman Catholic church in the 1500s. |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| Parliament | Law making body in Great Britain. (House of Commons, and House of Lords) |
| Bill of Rights | political document by British parliament in 1689 that gave certain rights to citizens and limited power of the monarchy, |
| absolute monarchy | Rule by a monarch who has complete power to govern. |
| constitutional monarchy | government headed by a king or queen whose powers are limited by a constitution. |
