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Topic 4. Academic Guilds: clergy schools evolved into the first universities First were in Italy, France, and England Program of Study Mathematics Astronomy Grammar Rhetoric Logic Women were not allowed to attend . Medieval Universities . The Church wanted educated clergy

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  1. Topic 4

  2. Academic Guilds: clergy schools evolved into the first universities • First were in Italy, France, and England • Program of Study • Mathematics • Astronomy • Grammar • Rhetoric • Logic • Women were not allowed to attend Medieval Universities

  3. The Church wanted educated clergy • The Nobility wanted their children to get the best jobs • The Monarch wanted educated officials Medieval Universities

  4. Latin was the language of the clergy and scholars • New writings began to appear in the vernacular, or everyday languages of ordinary people • French, German, and Italian • Famous Works • Dante’s Divine Comedy (Italian) • Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (English) Medieval Literature

  5. Flying buttresses: stone supports that stood outside the church • These supports allowed builders to construct higher walls and leave space for stained-glass windows Architecture

  6. Art in Stone and Glass • Sculptures for churches • Bright stained glass windows • Often used for religious education/purpose • Illuminated Manuscripts • Artistic decoration of books with intricate designs and miniature paintings of biblical scenes or everyday life Art

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