| A | B |
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| Compromise | Acceptable middle grounds |
| Engraving | Art form in which artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple paintings. |
| Perspective | Artistic technique used to give drawings and painting a three dimensional effect. |
| Heliocentric | Based on the belief that the sun is the center of the universe |
| Annul | Cancel or invalidate |
| Vernacular | Every day language of every day people. |
| Patron | Financial supporter |
| Gravity | Force that tends to pull one mass or object to another. |
| Recant | Give up ones views or beliefs |
| Theocracy | Government run by religious leaders. |
| Predestination | Idea that god long ago determined who will gain salvation. |
| Utopia | Ideal society |
| Humanism | Intellectual movement at the heart of the Italian Renaissance that focused on the worldly subjects rather than on religious issues. |
| Scientific Method | Pain staking method used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis |
| Indulgence | Lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory. |
| Scapegoat | Person, group, or thing forced to take the blame for the crimes or mistakes of other. |
| Hypothesis | Possible explanation |
| Canonize | Recognize one as a saint |
| Ghetto | Separate section of a city where members of a minority group are forced to live. |
| Humanities | Study of subjects taught in ancient Greece and Rome, such as grammar, rhetoric, poetry, and history |
