Printing Press
Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What language was dominant until the High Middle Ages?
Latin
Who mainly had access to education before the 13th century?
The clergy
Literacy means...
The ability to read and write
Why did universities encourage students to copy books without illustrations?
To save time and paper
Name a Romance language which evolved from Latin mentioned in the text.
Italian, French, Spanish
In what cities were the early prestigious universities located?
Paris, Bologna, Oxford, Salamanca, and Coimbra
A commodity is...
A resource which can be traded
Before the press, who mainly produced written books?
Monasteries
Name an important 14th-century Italian literary work.
The Divine Comedy or The Decameron
What teaching method relied on forming logical conclusions from classical texts?
Scholasticism
A chivalrous person is...
Loyal and courageous
Books became what kind of tradeable resource?
A commodity
What did the French Chansons de geste evolve into?
What social group increasingly needed education?
The boureoisie
What defines an episcopal school?
What factors increased the demand for books?
Higher literacy and more university students/professors.
What themes defined stories of chivalry/chivalrous knights?
Courage and loyalty
Why did scientific progress start to move slower during the Late Middle Ages?
People accepted ideas of ancient thinkers without question
"Classical knowledge" includes which fields of study?
Grammar, rhetoric, logic, geometry, math, music, and astronomy