land-based empires vocab

4. scientific theory that states the sun is at the center of the solar system. Proposed by copernicus.
8. The native language or native dialect of a specific population, especially as distinguished from a literary, national, or standard variety of the language.
11. treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League.
13. a generalization that reflects our impressions and beliefs about a broad group of people.
14. German mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, and natural philosopher.
16. a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism.
18. The process of changing an institution or practice.
20. Italian diplomat, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance.
21. A belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

1. was written by Martin Luther in 1517 and is widely regarded as the primary means for the Protestant Reformation.
2. A movement for religious reform which was in the 16 century.
3. an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist
5. Something not officiated with faith
6. Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer.
7. People give money to the church to pay and reduce their sins.
9. German inventor, printer, publisher, and goldsmith.
10. the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation.
12. the belief that God has predetermined who will receive salvation and who will not.
15. a group of people that followed the teachings of Martin Luther.
17. an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters
19. major branch of Protestantism that follows the theological tradition and forms of Christian practice set down by John Calvin and other Reformation-era theologians.