HIST 421 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Renaissance Of The 12Th Century, University Of Bologna, Natural Philosophy
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Concepts of the occult and the type of practice used became more sophisticated, particularly in learned circles. One of the things leading to this change is the renaissance in the 12th century - disputed but can use it as a general marker. It grew out of population growth, the period before used to be high morality rates and a low population, consequently there was not much urbanization and education. From the 10th and 11th century, population in europe was growing in addition to production and trade - more demand for food and manufacturing. There was also urbanization as people could go to towns and develop larger cities. A more sophisticated world needed more education and literacy leading to the growth of educational institutes. Texts from the east (like aristotle) made their way into europe. There was the emergence of universities in the 12th century both south and. The university concentrated on roman law (bologna university)
