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Protestant reformation
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A religious movement in the 1500's that split the Christian church in Western Europe
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Indulgence
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Pardons issued by the poo of the Roman Catholic Church that would reduce a souls time in purgatory
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Martin Luther
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German monk whose protest against Catholic Church in 1517 led to calls for reform and the gov known as the reformation
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Theocracy
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A government ruled by religious leaders who claim gods authority
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John calvjn
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French Protestant theologian of reformation who founded Calvinism
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Predestination
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The belief that at the beginning of time god decided who would gain salvation
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Counter reformation
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The Catholic Church series if reforms in response to spread of prestetanism
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The scientific revolution
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A transformation in Europe in the 1500's and 1600's
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Scientific method
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A method of inquiry that promotes observing measuring
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Nicklaus Copernicus
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A scientific theory that the sun as the center of the universe
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Issac Newton
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English mathematician and natural philosopher
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Galileo
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Italian astronomer
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The enlightenment
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A time of optimism and possibility from the late 1600's and late 1700's
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Social contract
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An agreement between a people and their government stating that people would give up some freedom and in return they would he provided with peace
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