Education in the Middle Ages (Level 1)

Monks and Monasteries

​Education in the Middle Ages

Education in the Middle Ages

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Multiple Choice

Why was it "rare" for peasants to be literate?

• Some lords made it illegal for serfs to be educated reserving education only for the wealthy

• The kings spent too much money on their militaries leaving little for education

• The kings told the peasants they could get rich without an education

• People chose not to attend school because it was boring

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This school was a place where boys were given a religious education by monks

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This school was usually attached to a large church where boys were taught Latin hymns and songs.

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These schools taught boys Latin grammar and were similar to schools established by the Romans.

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should not be allowed to attend school. I used my ​

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education

serfs

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Elizabeth De Clare

military training

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