HIST-102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 52: Proslogion, Carolingian Renaissance, Avicenna
14 Oct 2020
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In the 11th century, the world of latin christians was undergoing a seismic social and cultural shift. It laid the groundwork for the high middle ages. Socioeconomically, agricultural yield and population growth due to the grand mutation led to an expansion of manors and in some cases, urban communities. New cultural institutions began to arise such as monastery and cathedral schools to educate the clergy and certain members of the feudal nobility. Some of these schools coalesced into colleges and guild like universities. In 1088, the university of bologna was founded. The 13th century added paris, oxford, cambridge, montpelier, and a number of other institutions. The proliferation of universities was made by possible by the 12th century renaissance. It played host to some of the greatest medieval thinkers. Like the carolingian renaissance, the 12th century renaissance undermines the stereotype that the middle ages were an anti-intellectual period: anselm to abelard.
