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6th Grade
02/26/2013

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renaissance
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a period of cultural and scientific rebirth (new growth) such as in Greece and Rome
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reformation
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a religious movement that changed from Catholic to Protestant.
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humanism
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based upon Greek and Roman thinking, this is a movement (change) about human dignity, values, and achievements.
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scientific revolution
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a period of great advances in sciences and math;it started toward the end the Renaissance period.
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age of exploration
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also known as "the age of discovery"; period of time between the 15th and 17th centuries where Europeans explored Earth
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indulgence
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a payment to Catholic Church in return for the pardon (forgiving) of a sin.
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patron
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a wealthy person who finances a work of art (pays an artist to paint something)
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inquisition
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a secret court in the Roman Catholic Church that used
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Henry VII
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formed the Church of England, had 6 wives, beheaded Anne Boelyn
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Nicholas Copernicus
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scientist who discovered heliocentric model (sun in middle of solar system)
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Galileo
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proved Copernicus was correct about heliocentric solar system and improved telescope
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Isaac Newton
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scientist/mathematician, discovered gravity
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Christopher Columbus
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Italian explorer who sailed to the Americas and West Indies
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Ferdinand Magellan
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Portuguese explorer whose fleet was the first to circumnavigate the globe (sail around the world)
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Leonardo DaVinci
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painter, scientist, inventor who painted the Mona Lisa
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Michelangelo
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painter, sculptor who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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Raphael
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studied under Michelangelo & DaVinci, had a humanistic approach to art
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Johann Gutenberg
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invented printing press with movable type
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Martin Luther
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German monk, lead the reformation b/c he didn't believe sins couldn't be paid off
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William Shakespeare
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wrote 37 plays (Romeo and Juliet), added 1,700 words to the English dictionary
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