WH1 7.04 Learning in Middle Ages

The main focus of medieval ecclesiastical schools was

• religious studies

•   mathematics

•  physics and chemistry

• home economics

What medieval university would you most likely have attended if you wanted to live in England and learn about classical and religious studies?

• University of Oxford

•  University of Notre Dame

•   Harvard University

• University of Moscow

Social rankings were not considered for students attending universities during the Middle Ages.

• true

• false

The Inns of Court in London were most known for educating

• kings and queens

•   doctors and nurse

•  lawyers and accountants

• priests and monks

What was the main focus of Thomas Aquinas' book Summa Theologica?

• to justify the Crusades and encourage more invasions of the Holy Land

•  to prove the Bible was true through Scholasticism's emphasis on reason and logic

•   to show that popes and kings should always work together to keep power

•   to encourage unity between the Seljuk Turks and the Byzantine Christians

Medieval mathematicians and scientists adopted Hindu-Arabic numerals in their calculations.

• true

• false

Although most official and religious documents were written in Latin, there was a move to begin writing literature in the vernacular during the High Middle Ages.

• true

• false

The Song of Roland

The Canterbury Tales

The Divine Comedy

What do all of the works above have in common?

•  they were all examples of the way literature flourished during the Middle Ages in Europe

• they were all written by French authors

• they were all written by Catholic priests

• they were all written in English

Which of the following was NOT a notable artistic or architectural advancement of the Middle Ages?

• ornate woven tapestries and stained glass windows

• Gothic cathedrals with flying buttresses

•   illuminated manuscripts

•  Baroque and Classical Music