HST 197 Chapter Notes - Chapter 26-27: Scholasticism, Middle Ages
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Christianity guided european thought on religious, moral and ethical standards. Representatives of each church administered the rituals associated with birth, marriage and death. Most art and literature drew inspiration from christian doctrines. Spires of church and cathedrals dominated the landscape of medieval europe. In the early middle ages, european society wasn"t stable or wealthy enough to support advanced institutions for education. Monasteries maintained schools that provided basic education. Political leaders occasionally supported scholars who lived at their courts, but few schools offered education above basic education. Economic development made more resources available for education. Increasingly complex society created needed for higher educated people who could deal with complicated political, legal and theological issues. Bishops and archbishops organized schools in their cathedrals and invited well- known scholars to serve as master teachers. By 12th century, these schools established formal curricula based on writing in. Latin, the official language of the holy roman empire.
