A | B |
Heliocentric | Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe |
Perspective | Artistic technique used to give drawings and paintings a three-dimensional effect. |
Indulgence | In the roman Catholic church, pardon for sins comitted during a persons lifetime |
Theocracy | Government run by religious leaders. |
Humanism | Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian renaissance that focused ib wordly subjects rather than religious issues. |
Gravity | Force that tends to pull one mass or object to another. |
Predestination | Idea that god long ago determined who will gain salvation |
Patron | Person who provides financial support for the arts. |
Recant | Give up one's views or beliefs. |
Annul | Cancel or invalidate |