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Arts, Science and Education. Late Middle Ages. How did European scholars begin to interpret and value ancient learning? . What’s the question?. Education was largely confined to the clergy during the Middle Ages. . What we need to know. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Arts, Science and Education
Late Middle Ages
What’s the question?
How did European scholars begin to interpret and value ancient learning?
What we need to know
Education was largely confined to the clergy during the Middle Ages.
What we need to know
The masses were uneducated, while the nobility was concerned with feudal obligations.
What we need to know
Church scholars preserved ancient literature in monasteries in the East and West.
Church Scholars
Were among the very few who could read and write
Church Scholars
Worked in monasteries
Church Scholars
Translated Greek and Arabic works into Latin
Church Scholars
Made new knowledge in philosophy, medicine, and science available in Europe
Laid the foundations for the rise of universities in Europe
Church Scholars
Scholasticism: method of learning that emphasized reasoning through dialogue and to resolve contradictions. For medieval Christian thinkers they wanted to connect Christian theology with their own education (such as classical philosophy)
Art
Flying buttresses: structures built against or projecting from walls to support the wall. In Gothic Art, they pushed walls outward to create a layer effect.
Art
Gothic style: type of architecture that evolved from Roman architecture. Started in France, had pointed arches, ribbed vaults and flying buttresses. Influenced churches as well as castles and universities. Dealt in emotion.
Schism
Schism: a division or split between people in an organization or religious movement