geschiedenis 1.1 2.1
Renaissance
a period in history that is seen as rebirth of of antiquity
early modern period
a period at the end of the middle ages in which modern science and global economy emerge
worldview
the way a person interprets events in the world
memento mori
latin for 'remember that you will die'; mentality during the middle ages
humanist
scholar who studies ancient texts and who trusts in the ability to think for them oneself
carpe diem
latin for 'seize the day'; mentality during the renaissance
printing press
a device that made it possible to copy texts faster and more easily than before
indulgences
remissions of sins, authorised by the pope, increasingly in exchange for payment
reformation
the protestant reform movement which eventually split the cristian church
counter-reformation
the catholic church reform movement to oppose protestantism