| A | B |
| Martin Luther | person who believed the Bible was the ultimate authority in the church |
| Renaissance | Rebirth |
| Jesuits | missionaries sent out to spread the Catholic doctrine |
| Leonardo da Vinci | described as a "Renaissance Man" |
| Johannes Gutenberg | inventor of the printing press |
| Indulgences | payment s which would erase your sins |
| John Calvin | believed in predestination |
| Michelangelo | painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel |
| Erasmus | a Christian humanist, wrote in Praise of Folly |
| Henry VIII | broke with the Church because they wouldn't grant him a divorce |
| Thirty Years War | Protestants vs. Catholics |
| Machiavelli | wrote "The Prince" |
| Humanism | interest in classics, especially Greece and Rome |
| predestination | belief that God knows in advance who will obtain salvation |
| Aztec | empire in Mexico |
| usury | loan with high interest |
| Hapsburg | family that supported the Roman Catholic Church |
| Mughal | empire in Southern India |
| Spanish Armada | Phillip's Navy |
| Medici | Patron of the arts during the Renaissance |
| Songhai | Empire in Africa |
| Catholic Reformation | used to reinforce Catholic doctrine |
| Ottoman | empire in Asia Minor |
| Justification by Faith | belief that your faith will get you into heaven |
| Incan | empire in South America |
| Shakespeare | English playwright |
| 95 Thesis | list of complaints against the Roman Catholic Church |
| Huss & Wycliff | dissenters prior to Luther |
| coiffer | place to put offerings in the church |
| Common Era | same as A.D. |