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Renaissance Unit Vocabulary

14 Renaissance related vocabulary words

Terms

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Cape of Good Hope
the southern tip of Africa
Strait of Magellan
a waterway near the southern tip of South America
divine right of kings
the belief that the authority of kings comes directly from God
Versailles
the palace built for the French king Louis XIV
Northwest Passage
a sea route through North America
tsar
the Russian emperor
circumnavigate
to sail or fly completely around something, such as Earth
Protestant
referring to Christian religions that grew out of the Reformation
Renaissance
the period of the rebirth of learning in Europe between about 1300 and 1600
humanism
a system of thought that focuses on the nature, ideals, and achievements of human beings, rather than on the divine
absolute monarch
a king or queen with complete authority over the government and people in a society
Elizabethan Age
a golden age of English history when Queen Elizabeth I was queen
Age of Exploration
the period of European exploration overseas from about 1400 to 1600
Reformation
the effort to change or reform the Roman Catholic Church which led to the establishment of Protestant churches

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