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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Reformation, and The Renaissance
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9th Grade
10/29/2014

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The Medici Family
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Rich family who controlled Florence, Lorenzo and Guiliano, Guiliano killed by assassin and Lorenzo a huge patron of the arts
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Albrecht Durer
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Considered the Leonardo of the North
Artist who painted the hare and such
Painter, sculptor and engraver
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Michelangelo
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Sculptor, poet, architect, and painter. Famous for accurately portraying the human body
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Petrarch
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One of the first humanists, father of Renaissance Humanism
Poet and wrote in Italian and Latin
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Erasmus
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Author of in Praise of Folly
Christian Humanist who criticized the clergy for being greedy, too political, too large in numbers, and not religious or spiritual enough
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Shakespeare
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Questions around who he was, wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets in modern english and added 1,700 words to the English language etc.
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Martin Luther
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Monk, Took a stand against Tetzel for the false sale of indulgences, founder of Protestantism
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Niccolo Machiavelli
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Author of the Prince (see below)
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Leonardo da Vinci
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The true Renaissance man, painter sculptor inventor and scientist, interested in logic and works included the Mona Lisa and the last supper
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Oliver Cromwell
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Puritan leader of England in the Tudor era
persecuted Catholics in Ireland Ruled through army under title of the Lord Protector, enforced Puritan laws
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Humanism
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An intellectual movement focused on human potential and individual achievements
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Catholic
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Under the Pope and the Holy Roman Emporer, Roman Catholic Church
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Protestant
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Under Luther and Church of England, seperate ideas on religion
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Diet of Worms
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Meeting with the Holy Roman Emperor and Martin Luther, Luther to recant the 95 Theses
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Puritans
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"Extremist" Branch of Protestants, branch of Calvinists, led by John Calvin
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Reformation
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"The action or process of reforming an institution or practice"
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95 Theses
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Written by Luther, outlined all the corruption and offenses of the Catholic Church
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Renaissance Man
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A person well rounded in abilities and culture
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Calvinists
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Followers of Calvinism and John Calvin
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Excommunication
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Being kicked out of the Roman Catholic Church due to being a heretic among other offenses
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Romeo
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Montague, seemingly constantly wimpy and suicidal, married Juliet, one of the two star crossed lovers
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Juliet
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13 year old wife of Romeo and a Capulet, another of the star crossed lovers
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Lord and Lady Capulet
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Hate the Montagues, wealthy, Juliet's Parents, Lady dies (assumed)
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Lord and Lady Montague
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Hate the Capulets, also wealthy, Romeo's parents, Lady dies of a broken heart
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Prince Escalus
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The ruler of Verona, related to Paris and Mercutio
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Lord Paris
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Nobleman related to the Prince and in love with Juliet, killed by Romeo
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Friar Lawrence
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Crafty preist and pharmacist, secretly marries Romeo and Juliet and seems to be the center of the entire plot, a close friend and advisor to Romeo
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Nurse
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A servant to the Capulets, been almost like a mother to Juliet since birth
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Mercutio
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Relative of the Prince and Romeo's hot headed best friend, killed by Tybalt
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Benvolio
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A Montague, Romeo's cousin and friend, peaceful
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Tybalt
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Juliet's cousin, always looking for a fight, killed by Romeo in retaliation to Mercutio's death
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Balthesar
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Romeo's personal servant
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Apothecary
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Sells potion to Romeo, poor
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Rosaline
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Romeo's original love whom he pined over at the beginning of the story
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Monologue
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Speech where one character addresses other characters on stage for and extended period of time
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Aside
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A speech that is not intended for the other characters to hear, audience only
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Soliloquy
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Character speaks to themselves giving insight onto thoughts or feelings, no other characters on stage
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Rhyme Scheme
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Pattern of rhyme used in a poem
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Couplet
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Two lines with rhyming ends
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Imagery
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Use of words to tell readers physical or emotional reactions
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Alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds of words, tongue twister
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Foreshadowing
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Hint of what is to come later
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two things that doesn't use like or as
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Personification
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Giving human qualities to inhuman things
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Simile
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Comparison of two things using like or as
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Dramatic Irony
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When the audience knows something the characters don't
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Pun
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Humorous use of a word with more than one meaning
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Renaissance
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Means rebirth, refers to a revival of art and learning
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The Prince
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Written by Niccolo Machiavelli, about imperfections of the human race and how a ruler may gain and reach power in a sometimes underhanded way
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Crusades
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Increased trade, new ideas and inventions, scholars and manuscripts
Christians fought to get the Holy Land back from the Muslims
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Rubens
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Artist who painted the Judgement or Paris and the Massacre of the Innocents
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Vernacular
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A way/type of writing
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Brunelleschi
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Architect, put the first dome on a cathedral
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Botticelli
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Painted La Primavera, Birth of Venus, and part of the Sistene Chapel
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Patron
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People who financially supported the arts
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Serf
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Peasant
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Feudalism
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Nobles held land under their control
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Classical Age
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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Raphael
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Studied Leonardo and Michelangelo
Had great perspective
Painted School of Athens
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Guttenberg
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Craftsman from Germany who created the printing press
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Sir Thomas More
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Friend of Erasmus who wrote Utopia, wrote in Latin
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Donatello
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Carved postures that were natural and expressions that had personality
Sculpted David, the first European nude
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Hans Holbein
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Painted portraits that were almost photographic in detail, painted for entire English family
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Secular Humanism
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Humanism that was more logic and less religion
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Italy
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Birthplace of the Renaissance
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Northern Renaissance
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Same idea as the Renaissance, but in the north:)
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Civic Humanism
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Politically involved humanists, humanities?
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Cervantes
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Wrote Don Quixote which made fun of Middle Aged Chivalry
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Jan van Eyck
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Painted Arnolfini Wedding and The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin
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Rabelais
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Wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel which talked about the advancement of education through the humanities
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Castiglione
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Author of The Courtier which taught men how to become the universal or Renaissance man
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Clergy
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Ranking members of the church
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Perspective
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Vanishing point, figures or objects in relation to the background
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Florence
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Run by The Medici Family, starting place of the Renaissance
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Utopia
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Sir Thomas More wrote about an ideal world
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Printing Press
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Allowed books to be printed faster and cheaper, expanded education and spread knowledge
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Humanist
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Someone who practices humanisim
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Bruegel
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Realistic portraits, groups of people life and feeling
(Painter)
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Ghiberti
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Sculpted the Gates of Paradise
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Individualism
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The act of practicing on making the individual and it's achievements the most important
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Indulgences
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Sold to those trying to pay relatives through purgatory, some were falsely sold, main issue between Martin Luther and Catholic Church
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Purgatory
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State of waiting for judgement
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Martin Luther
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Started protestant movement with the 95 Theses, opposed the Catholic Church, was a monk
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Elizabeth I
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Best queen, "Virgin queen", protestant but tolerated Catholics
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Ghetto
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Place where Jews lived to avoid prosecution
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Ignatius of Loyola
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Catholic, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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Heretic
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Someone who went against the teachings of the Catholic Church
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St. Teresa of Avila
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Led the female Jesuits (Carmelite Nuns)
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Recant
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To take back something previously said
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Predestination
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Idea that even before birth you are destined to go to either heaven or hell
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Index of Forbidden Books
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List of works banned by Catholic Church that were harmful or spoke against the church and it's teachings
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Catholic Reformation
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Reformation of the Catholic Church
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Jesuits
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Members of the Society of Jesus, leaders in education and spread the Catholic Religion
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Seven Sacraments
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Seven important beliefs of the Catholic Church
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Carmelite Nuns
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Female branch of the Jesuits
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Annul
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To make a marriage void or like it never happened
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John Calvin
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Protestant, lead the Calvinists and Geneva
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Johann Tetzel
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Monk accused of falsely selling indulgences, inspired the 95 Theses
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Persecution
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To go after a certain religious group (Jewish)
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Anabaptisits
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Baptized only those who were old enough to chose a religion and believed church and state should be separate, peaceful, shared everything
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Mary Tudor
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"Bloody Mary" killed 300+ Protestants daughter of Henry VIII, catholic
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Peasants' Revolt
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Series of riots for religious freedom, disgusted Luther
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Inquisition
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The seeking out of heretics
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Henry VIII
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Catholic founder of Church of England, divorced and had many wives, Father of Mary Elizabeth and Edward
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Sir Thomas More
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Wrote Utopia and believed in peace, no material wealth, life in the moment, kindness. Christian Humanist and Royal Advisor
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Geneva
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City ruled by Calvin, strictly Protestant
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Council of Trent
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20+ year council of religious leaders to reform the Catholic Church
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Theocracy
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Government ruled by religion
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Anti-Semitism
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To be against the Jewish Religion
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Peace of Augsburg
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Each German prince decides the religion of their religion
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