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| Renaisance | a period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world. |
| Humanism | a Renaissance intellectual movement in which thinkers studied classical texts and focused on human potential and achievements. |
| Indulgences | a pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin. |
| Protestant | Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation. |
| Protestant Reformation | a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches |
| Anglican Church | The Church of England founded by Henry VIII. |
| Annul | to cancel or put an end to. |
| Theocracy | a form of government in which a country is ruled by religious leaders. |
| Laity | lay people, as distinct from the clergy |
| Counter Reformation/Catholic Reformation | a 16th Century movement in which the Roman Catholic Church sought to reform itself in response to the Protestant Reformation. |
| Inquistion | A Roman Catholic tribunal for investigating and prosecuting charges of heresy- especially the one active in Spain during the 1400s. |
| Jesuits | members of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola. |
| Catholic Church | The branch of Christianity headed by the pope. |
