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16 Cards in this Set
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Scientific Method
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The process of making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence.
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Astronomy
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The science of planets, stars, and all celestial bodies
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Astrology
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The study of celestial bodies and their infulence on human affairs
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Perspective
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The technique of repersenting objects in paintings as they appear in the eye
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Political scientist
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A person who describes and analyses political processes and institutions
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Machiavellian
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A crafty, unscrupulous person who seeks and holds power by any means possible
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Allegory
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A work in which the charchters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning
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Vanities
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Symbols of rich living such as fancy clothing, books, and paintings
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Excommunication
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The formal exclusion of a person from a religious sacraments
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Indulgences
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A certificate that excused a person from having to perfrom religous duties to make up for there sins
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Reformation
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A religious movement that rejected the Roman Catholic Church and established the start of the Protestant Churches
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Manuscripts
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Books written by hand
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Scribe
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A person who copied books
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Vernacular
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Language spoken by people of a given time period
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Disseminate
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To spread
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Heresy
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Opposing the views on the Church
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