Schools+and+Universities

= Schools and Universities =

//**What was the significance of this topic during the Middle Ages?**//

Schools and universities played a big role in The Middle Ages. Colleges and universities started to pop up in The Middle Ages. The first colleges started to show up in Europe during this time period. France and Italy were the first countries to have them and they started up in the late 1100's. English and Spanish speaking colleges showed up in the mid-1200's, German ones started up in the 1300's and Scottish and Polish ones in the 1400's. They helped the countries in many ways. the main way it did was helped with the countries flourish. In the Byzantine Empire, there was no higher education like college except in Constantinople. The higher education was used to train civil servants, church officials, doctors and lawyers. Finally in Islam, the colleges in the Muslim world started in the 600's and 700's way before Europe did. Mosques were schools where you study Islamic law. As you can see, there were many types of colleges and universities in many places during the Medieval time period. ZK

Works Cited
 * “Universities.” The Middle Ages. Vol. 4. New York: William Jordan, 1996. 146-149. The Middle Ages. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.

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The Woman is the teacher and is teaching the kids Geometry using a compass to measure distances on a diagram.

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 * “File:Woman Teaching Geometry.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Mar. 2010. Web. 5 May 2010. .

//**How did this topic influence life and events of the time period?**//

Education was very important in the middle ages, it helped get jobs and to fulfill religious duties. A private education of literacy was taught to train people for roles in their community. In Cathedral schools, people went there to train for religious duties. People who went there learned other classes like calculation and theology. The first colleges were founded in Italy and France in the late 1100's. People first started college when they were 14. They learned classes like grammar, math, logics, history, and philosophy. Students who passed their examinations earned a bachelor's in art degree. If they studied for one more year, they could get their master's degree. Which gave people more options for jobs, like medicine, law, or theology. That is how education influenced people of that time period. EN

Works Cited
 * “Universities.” The Middle Ages. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 146-149. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 4 May 2010.
 * William, Jordan, ed. The Middle Ages. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scriber’s son, 1996. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.

// **Connect this topic to something we studied earlier or to the world today.** //

Schools and Universities started in the middle ages. Usually Universities generated from an already existing school(group of students or teachers). Often Universities officials were connected and somewhat held church positions as well. The Universities were connected to cathedrals and monasteries. Back then there was even an atmosphere that was favorable to learning ! European Universities offered similar courses of study and had similar requirements. There basic studies were grammar, logic,mathematics, and philosophy. Students who passed there exams and conducted good disputations received the Bachelors Degree. To earn Masters Degree would mean for you to do 1 more year of studies. Their way of learning is the same way as ours with slight change in time to get degrees. AS Works Cited
 * “Universities.” The Middle Ages. Ed. Willliam Jordan. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 146 - 149. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.

//**Describe, define or explain this topic.**//

Beginning in the Middle Ages, Universities were //legally// considered religious, and were quickly established, from either normal schools or a character given by the pope or from a king, and spread across the eastern countries. In the late 1100's, European countries, such as France and Italy began colleges, followed by Spain, Scotland, and then Poland. At 14, students began studying history, grammar, math, arts, as well as philosophy. Unlike Europe, the Byzantine Empire's Universities consisted of private teachers or appointed teachers paid by the government. Astronomy, music, grammar, and other subjects were studied, and those who benefited shaped the Byzantine culture. However, in Masques, or a Muslim place of worship, people would attend classes to study Islamic Law, and theology. When a student was 15, they studied for 4 years, and then had the later opportunity to continue schooling for up to 20 years. Overall, early colleges and Universities appeared in many countries from the 600's to the end of the Middle Ages, and even present day schools and colleges are very much like the ones years ago. SG Works Cited
 * “Universities.” The Middle Ages. Ed. Jordan William. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 146-149. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 5 May 2010.

//**What was the impact of this topic on today's society?**//

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