The medieval belief that God is at the centre of the world.
Theocentrism
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The modern belief that human beings are at the centre of nature.
Anthropocentrism
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A cultural movement based on a new way of thinking that broke with medieval values and considered humans as free beings capable of rational thought.
Humanism
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An artistic movement that began in the Modern Age in Western Europe and borrowed elements of classical Greek and Roman culture.
The Renaissance
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A political scientist who described a model in which all actions were justified by reason of state:
Niccolo Machiavelli
15
A scientist who proposed the heliocentric theory (the Earth revolves around the Sun)
Nicolaus Copernicus
15
He is considered to be one of the earliest humanists:
Francesco Petrarca
15
A humanist who imagined an ideal society without social inequalities:
Thomas More
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Luther nailed a list of 95 theses in favour of the Catholic faith and the church hierarchy to the door of All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517. True or false?
False
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In the 95 theses, Luther condemned the wealth of the Church, denied the value of indulgences and advocated a new religion. True or false?
True
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Luther believed in salvation through faith; only faith in God could lead to eternal salvation. True or false?
True
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Luther believed that the Bible should only be read and interpreted by priests. True or false?
False
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Luther defended the universal priesthood, in which all baptised people are priests. True or false?
True
10
The Lutheran doctrine denied the sovereignty of the Pope, removed religious orders and the worship of images and reduced the sacraments to two. True or false?
True
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The Church hierarchy was submitted to the state, but some Catholic dogmas and rites were retained.
Anglican church
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The ideas of the founder of this church were supported by German princes and nobles who wanted to strengthen their authority against Emperor Charles V and the Pope.
