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How was education and learning preserved in Europe during the early Middle Ages?
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∙ 11y ago
The short answer is that the Church was most important in the preservation of learning, but there were others involved.
In Western Europe, learning was preserved primarily by the Catholic Church, which was the most important source of education through the Early Middle Ages. There were state run schools, and these opened surprisingly early; Northumbria opened the Beverley Grammar School in 700 AD, and it is still operating today in Yorkshire. There were private schools of different kinds, and there were tutors.
Universities opened in the West in the 11th and 12th centuries when schools of higher education were formally chartered. Some of these were Church run, but others were state supported and still others were run independently of both Church and state.
In the East Roman Empire, a system of state supported primary education was opened in 425 AD, and it remained open through the rest of the Middle Ages, until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The schools that eventually became the University of Constantinople were also opened in 425, and the Byzantine Empire also ran other Universities.
Aside from schools, books were copied, and their contents were thus preserved. The business of copying manuscripts was usually done by the Church, but there were some books that were copied privately. The great medieval libraries all depended on copied manuscripts, as the originals did not survive all that long.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoMost of it was not. Most of what was "discovered" in the medieval period stems from translations of classical works from Arab to Greek and later Latin. Education in the dark ages consisted primarily of apprenticeships and fathers teaching their sons their trade. Education in the narrower sense was limited to monks.
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∙ 11y agoMonks in the churches preserved some of the Greek and Roman teachings, but many were still lost until the modern age.
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Who was recognized the center of learning in Europe during the middle ages?
hitler
Greek learning reentered Europe in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance via?
Through the agency of Arabic sources and the writings of Aritstotle.
Was the church the main centre of education and learning in the middle ages?
In western Europe, the Church ran most of the schools for primary education in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages (5th through 13th centuries). After that, secular education became more common, especially in Italy. Universities were founded and run by Church organizations in many places, but were funded by the state or commercially in others. The English universities were state run, which is why they survived the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII. In the Byzantine Empire, the educational system, which was extensive, was state run.
Why did Muslim people in the Middle East and other parts of Asia experience hardship during the time of the European Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages is a long period. Muslims ruled in Spain and thrived for a long period. Arab libraries preserved learning and literature. Some states thrived. The question needs more precision.
What are the two kinds of religious institutions that kept learning and books alive in Western Europe during thr Middle Ages?
monasteries and roman catholic church
How was the education learning and knowledge of Europe preserved during the lowest point of the middle ages?
There were several groups of people who preserved culture and learning in the Middle Ages. First of these was the Byzantine Empire, which had schools open during the entire time. The second was the Church, which always had schools and scriptoriums in monasteries. Another was Arabs and other Muslims, who brought their own knowledge, derived from Greece, India, China, and their own scientific inventiveness, to Europe when they invaded Spain in 711. Yet another was Jews who lived throughout Europe and had their own understanding of medicine, philosophy, finance, and law, and who were very good at preserving culture and learning.
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Who was recognized the center of learning in Europe during the middle ages?
hitler
Where was the only place that education and learning were carried on during the middle ages?
Primarily in the realm of the church.
What were the middle ages known as when learning and culture nearly vanished throughout Europe?
the dark ages
Why Europe in the high Middle Ages experience a blossoming in education literature and the arts?
Europe experienced a blossoming in education, literature, and the arts during the High Middle Ages due to factors such as the rise of universities, increased trade and economic prosperity, growth of cities and the merchant class, revival of classical learning, and patronage by the Church and noble families. This period saw the emergence of renowned scholars, artists, and writers who made significant contributions to the cultural and intellectual development of Europe.
What was the direct result of the decline of education in western Europe during the middle ages?
The fall of the Roman empire
What happened to learning at the beginning of the middle ages?
The Classical education became Christianized since Augustine claimed and explained how Classical education fit into the Christian World-view.
During the Middle Ages in Europe who helped to preserve Roman writing?
The Roman alphabet was preserved primarily by Church organizations, mostly monasteries, and largely in Britain and Ireland.
What is the difference between a college education and education?
Education is a broad general that encompasses all learning. College education is a more specific level of eduction (or learning). Other examples would include university education, high school education, technical education, etc
Greek learning reentered Europe in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance via?
Through the agency of Arabic sources and the writings of Aritstotle.
Why was much of Greek and Roman knowledge lost in the former western empire?
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