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    became “the most powerful seat of the Christian church.” During this century‚ Roman Christians were free to express and practice their beliefs because their ruler shared the same beliefs. 2. What are the subjects in the trivium and quadrivium and what role

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    when universities began to gain more independence‚ the students had control. 2.) Students were expected to study the trivium and the quadrivium‚ which consisted of subjects such as grammar‚ rhetoric‚ and logic. It also focuses on showing appreciation for Latin classics‚ elegance in writing Latin verse and prose‚ as well as the systematic conduct of reasoning and thought. While quadrivium included arithmetic‚ geometry‚ astronomy‚ and music. The mathematical studies were very elementary‚ and astronomy

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    Hello Class‚ Modern universities share many similarities to universities during medieval times. Modern universities are the result of the evolution of the concept since the creation of universities. As the professor stated‚ developing medieval urban centers created demand for more educated people/workers. In contrast‚ some fields today are oversaturated‚ resulting in the declining demand for educated workers in certain fields. One similarity between medieval and modern universities that is rarely

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    to study liberal arts whose purpose is to perfect our higher capacities to be better beings. The liberal arts consists of the trivium and quadrivium‚ which provide one with the fundamental tools to study philosophy‚ “the art of arts and the discipline of disciplines.” Philosophy‚ Greek for “love of wisdom”‚ seeks the fundamental causes and principles of things. The trivium strengthen one’s ability to think and express correctly whereas‚ the principles of mathematics found in the qaudrivium helps

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    and etc.‚ but Charlemagne wanted more for his children‚ because he felt as if his skills weren’t adequate. He believed that his children should also be educated in the liberal arts‚ which according to Crites included “the trivium of grammar‚ logic‚ and rhetoric‚ and the quadrivium of arithmetic‚ geometry‚ music‚ and astronomy.” In order to achieve his goal of educating his children he called upon Alcuin‚ to be the head of his very own Palace school. The Palace school was set in place for Charlemagne’s

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    as the “means and materials with which students will interact for the purpose of achieving identified educational outcomes. Arising in medieval Europe was the trivium‚ an educational curriculum based upon the study of grammar‚ rhetoric‚ and logic. The later quadrivium (referring to four subjects rather than three as represented by the trivium) emphasized the study of arithmetic‚ geometry‚ music‚ and astronomy. These seven liberal arts should sound a lot like what you experienced during your formal

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    1. UNIVERSITY IN MIDDLE AGES 1.1 Origin of the University The main reason for the establishment of the universities in Europe was a spontaneous and enthusiastic desire for knowledge. Centres of learning had grown up from the monastic and cathedral schools - formed what might be called the secondary school system of the early Middle Ages - and were mostly concerned with the study of the liturgy and prayer. Towards the end of the twelfth century a few of the greatest old cathedral‚ monastic or

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    Thomas Becket was born to a great London merchant around 1120. He got enough education and was later to become the Theobald’s agent‚ an archbishop of Canterbury who later gave him missions work to Rome‚ Italy. He studied trivium and quadrivium at the Merton Priory‚ grammar school and the St. Paul’s cathedral schools. Primacy Becket was highly talented and was recommended by Henry II by making him the 12th century Chancellor with the two becoming great friends. Becket later become the archbishop

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    Chapters 5 and 6 Study Guide 1. For the Romans‚ ___________________ geography made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. P114 2. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the plain of _____________________. P114 3. All of the following about the Etruscans are correct p.114-115 a. settled north of Rome. b. adopted alphabetic language from the Greeks before 600 B.C. c. had begun to decline by 480 B.C. d. "civilized" Rome by turning it into a

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    degree in liberal arts also includes the sciences. He illustrates that a traditional liberal arts degree includes the sciences: “the historical basis of a liberal education is in the classical artes liberales‚ comprising the trivium (grammar‚ logic‚ and rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic‚ geometry‚ astronomy‚ and music)” (193). Many of Ungar’s points are valid; his handling of this misperception is deft and detailed. However‚ I feel that Ungar is stretching with his response to this argument.

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