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The question assumes that there was little advance in science in medieval Europe. I believe the reverse is true; there was quite a lot of scientific advancement.
I am attaching two links below. One is to an article on Medieval Technology, and the other to an article on Renaissance Technology. Both of these articles deal with the advances of their respective times, whether by invention or by adoption of technology invented elsewhere. The Renaissance lasted about 250 years, and the Middle Ages about 1000, so if they had advances at the same rate, the Middle Ages should have produced about four times as many of the same quality. The articles are not perfect; the medieval invention of the chimney is not mentioned. But they are representative.
I will invite anyone interested to compare the medieval inventions with those of the Renaissance. Since the two times overlap to some extent, some inventions appears in the lists of both ages, and they should be counted for both. We should ask, what is the relative quality and quantity of medieval inventions versus those of the Renaissance?
My own take on this is that the Middle Ages was easily the equal to the Renaissance in scientific advancement, and quite probably superior to it, but you can make up your own mind.
To simplify things, I made a list of the technologies in the articles and put them into the related question below.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell because the kings were afraid that if people made some new invention it could somehow overthrow them, so they made almost all scientific progress a sin and tortured all the inventors and scientist, when people wised up they made much more progress at a rapid new rate with the new freedom they had, letting us make up for the past 1000 years in five hundred so without the dark ages we would have much less technology.
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∙ 16y agoScience was stifled by the church. The church saw scientific discoveries as a threat and/or as witchcraft.
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∙ 12y agoBecause it didn't exist
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How did telescopes in the middle ages contribute to the general cultural progress of feudal society?
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What period did science and technology come into the middle ages?
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How did the enlightenment change music in the middle ages?
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Did science exist after the middle ages?
yes, science is in everything
Did science exists before the middle ages?
NO
How did telescopes in the middle ages contribute to the general cultural progress of feudal society?
Telescopes made no contribution whatsoever to any society in the Middle Ages,mainly because there were no telescopes during the Middle Ages.
True of false there was no intellectual progress during the middle ages?
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Example of how the christian church hindered medical progress in the middle ages?
The Catholic church did not allow a doctor or medical student to actually view the body. To do this had to be done in secret. Actually, this practice continued all the way into the 1800's. Science was looked down on by the middle age church, so superstition was the science.
What period did science and technology come into the middle ages?
Science and technology have been a part of human history even before the middle ages. The bow and arrow, irrigation, metalurgy, astronomy etc. If you're asking when the dark ages ended than look up The Reinassance.
Describe the influence of the Roman Catholic Church on music in the Middle Ages?
The influence of the Roman Catholic Church in the Middle Ages was a major factor in art and science. The Church had a tendency to stifle science while encouraging religious art.
Examine the nature of science and scientific thinking during the middle ages?
Examine the nature of science and scientific thinking during rannicsance
What do they call the period of history between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the modern world?
This period is called the Middle Ages, a period of little scholastic advancement in Europe that leads to its other name, the Dark Ages.
How did the enlightenment change music in the middle ages?
There was no "enlightenment" in the middle ages. The middle ages were a time of non learning, non growth, and very little was done towards any thinking other than beyond the daily wants and needs.
Why study medieval science?
Science of the Middle Ages is amazing. There is a link below to related question. If you use the link, I think you will see what I mean.
What happened after the dark ages?
The dark ages, otherwise known as the middle ages, was followed by the Renaissance era. During the renaissance, Europe began to re-adopt old Greek and Roman philosophies, art, and science.
