1. UNIVERSITY IN MIDDLE AGES 1.1 Origin of the University The main reason for the establishment of the universities in Europe was a spontaneous and enthusiastic desire for knowledge. Centres of learning had grown up from the monastic and cathedral schools - formed what might be called the secondary school system of the early Middle Ages - and were mostly concerned with the study of the liturgy and prayer. Towards the end of the twelfth century a few of the greatest old cathedral‚ monastic or
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Many people call the Middle Ages the “Dark Ages”. That means that there were not a lot of educated and intellectual people. This is inaccurate because there was a lot of intellectual progress. This is proven by document D‚ this shows that there was poetic advancement. It is also proven by the Magna Carta‚ which shows an in depth look at their laws and demands for personal freedom which takes a lot of intellectual knowledge to come up with such a sophisticated system. It was this system that laid
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Though both areas did gain medical knowledge from the Greeks and Romans it was often inaccurate‚ whereas the physicians of the Middle East built upon and corrected these mistakes in Europe they often became more confused. In Europe a good deal of medical knowledge was based on traditional information‚ spiritual influence‚ and social consensus. Medicine in Europe was strongly rooted
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Some say it is the power someone holds‚ others say it is the power people give to others. In the Middle Ages‚ leadership was under a wide umbrella of definition. According to Dictionary.com‚ a creditable online dictionary‚ leadership is defined as “the position or function of a leader‚ a person who guides or directs a group. While nothing about the position is addressed by gender‚ in the Middle Ages‚ gender had a lot to do with leadership. A quote from the Prince and the Law‚ 1200-1600: Sovereignty
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important subjects in today’s society and in the Middle Ages is religion. For monotheistic religions‚ the belief that there is a singular higher power that has authority over us‚ is everything. The primary religion in England during the Middle Ages is Christianity. It is evident in the works of many Old English authors‚ such as Bede‚ that Christianity plays a key role in trying to reach an audience. Religion is a major part of everyone’s life in the Middle Ages because it teaches people how to go about
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figures may seem ahead of their times‚ yet further analysis reveals that the appearance of being revolutionary is a charade. “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer tells the story of a group of characters who go on a pilgrimage during the Middle Ages. Pilgrimages lead to either a shrine or a holy place‚ and in this story‚ the pilgrimage leads to Canterbury. In the tale‚ one of the characters on the pilgrimage‚ the Wife of Bath‚ has sparked a debate among people about whether Chaucer addresses modern
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Medieval Feudalism Feudalism was a system used in the Middle Ages as a social order. In feudalism‚ people living in the medieval time period were divided into different classes. The pope was at the top of the pyramid. This is because the pope was the head of the church. Religion played a huge role in the Middle Ages. Owning property was also significant during the Middle Ages. The more land one owned‚ the higher up they would be in society. Below the pope were the Kings and Queens. They were
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The Middle Ages was a time where people tried to gain back the knowledge they previously lost due to the collapse of the Roman Empire. The most common system that they would use was Feudalism. Every level in feudalism benefitted each other‚ and everything would collapse if one level didn’t do their part. Feudalism is a military based system depending on loyalty to meet the needs of its people because if everyone is loyal to their obligations because everyone would benefit in some way. The Hundred
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Life of Nobles‚ Clergy and Peasants Fourteenth century Europe could be best described as the “Dark Ages” of Europe. Between 1300 and 1450‚ Europe experienced series of catastrophic moments from economic difficulties‚ plague‚ war to increased crime and violence. The Black Death caused Florence to lost between one half and two-thirds of its 1347 population of 85‚000. War also played an important part in Europe’s history. The Hundred Years’ Year (1337-1453) brought social and economic difficulties
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Who were some of the outstanding theologians of the High Middle Ages and what were their ideas? Why was theology so important in the Middle Ages? <br> <br>For about the first 1000 years after the death of Christ‚ paganism‚ propaganda and superstition were popular beliefs. The thoughts of two theologians of the time period‚ Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas‚ would change this belief system forever. <br> <br>Peter Abelard applied logic and reasoning in a systematic fashion to church doctrines‚ and
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