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 * Term || Category || Leve One || Leve Two ||
 * simony || Church Curruption || the buying and selling of Church offices, such as bishop. This is hghly illegal undr Canon Law, but was still common practic during this era || This shows the masive level of corruption and power that the church had over Europe. This practice was one of many that the general population were against, and were harnessed by Martin Luther during his Protestant Reformation. ﻿ Great ||
 * Nepotism || Church corruption || the practice of hiring friends and family for positions of poer rather than accepting those of merit. The system greatly weakens any institution that uses it, and it was common practice in the Catholic church. || This was a significant issue in Europe, as it kept the entire lower class in the same position,a dn kept the elite classes elite. This was a point that Luther used to discount the Catolic Church during his Protestant Reformation. ﻿ Looks good! ||
 * Indulgences || Church Corruption || the buying of a blessing from the Church, designed to lessen the time in purgatory for any person || This ws one of Luther's strongest point that the church was too secular, and no longer was concerned with connecting wih God. Indulgences were a corrupt practice that the average people of Europe were infuriated by. ﻿ Indulgences made people doubt the Church, and gave Luther's teachings some grounds to work with. ||
 * Virtu || Renaissance Concepts || The quality of being a man, and dealing with any situation a man is confronted with with the reources he has received. || This concept pushed the individualism and self-reliant thinking of the Renaissance. Virtu allowed for thearts to floourish, and for polotical independence to continue. Good ||
 * Mysticism || Renaissance Concept || a somber, reflective angle of religous exploration that was at the center of the Northern Renaissance. Mysticism focused on an individual's relationship with God, rather than dealing with an elaborate Church || Mysticism was an individual belief that helped to push the Renaissance forward, and also connected well with Luther's Protestant Reformation to rely on one's self to createa relationship with God. Mysticim pushed the Renissance forward by emphasizing an individual approach to life, which was a criticl idea of the Renaissance ||