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1095
sale of indulgences
a monetary payment of penalty which, supposedly, absolved one of past sins and/or released one from purgatory after death. -
1184
inquisition
The Inquisition was a judicial procedure and a group of institutions within the Catholic Church whose aim was to combat heresy, apostasy, blasphemy, witchcraft, and customs considered deviant -
1304
petrarch
he was a pope -
1398
Johan Gutenberg
German inventor and craftsman -
1415
perspective
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point. -
1440
printing revolution
A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium, thereby transferring the ink -
1469
Erasmus
Dutch priest -
1469
Machiavelli
He was a diplomate and an author. -
1475
Michiavelli
Italian sculptor and painter -
1478
Thomas More
English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. -
1483
Raphael
Italian painter and architect. -
1483
martin luther
German priest and theologian -
1489
thomas cranmer
Religious leader -
1509
john calvin
French theologian -
1533
elizabeth 1
Former Queen of England and Ireland -
1545
council of trent
The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. -
1564
william shakespeare
English playwright and poet -
humanism
believes that, in the absence of an afterlife and any discernible purpose to the universe, human beings can act to give their own lives meaning by seeking happiness in this life and helping others to do the same.