| A | B |
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| Galileo | saw moons of Jupiter |
| Tycho Brahe | observed and recorded positions of the planets |
| Kepler | theorized that the earth traveled around the sun in elipitical orbits |
| Copernicus | theorized that the earth went around the sun in circles |
| Newton | proposed scientific law of gravity |
| Erasmus | humanist writer |
| Machiavelli | wrote guide for leaders saying it was better to be feared than loved |
| Abroise Pare | introduced use of prosthetics, treatments to reduce pain |
| Andreas Vesalius | drew improved diagrams of human body |
| William Harvey | first to propose that the heart pumps blood through the body, discovered circulation of blood |
| Medicci | Rulers of city states in Italy |
| secular | relating to the world not the church |
| patron | someone who financially supports another |
| humanism | philosophy focused on human potential and achievement |
| The Prince | handbook that Machiavelli wrote |
| Thomas More | wrote Utopia - book about perfect society |
| Gutenberg | invented printing press |
| moveable type | blocks that can be arranged to form new documents to be printed |
| Martin Luther | monk who started reformation |
| 95 Theses | Luther's criticisms of the Catholic church |
| indulgences | paying money to church to forgive your sins |
| Protetstant | one who protests the church |
| Lutherans | followers of Martin Luther |
| John Calvin | preached predestination |
| predestination | the idea that some people are selected when they are born to go to heaven |
| Diet of Worms | Meeting where Luther was outlawed |
| Presbyterianism | replaced Catholicism in Scotland as the official religion |
| Jesuits | new Catholic order that helped reform Catholic church |
