How was education imparted in Europe during the medieval period?
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Instructions:
Write about the centres of education: Churches and monasteries.
Write about the features of monasteries: Libraries attached to monasteries, Manuscripts were preserved.
List out the universities of medieval Europe: Italy, Spain, France, England.
Solution:
In medieval Europe, churches and monasteries served as major centres of education.
Libraries were attached to these monasteries where you would find manuscripts. Many books were prepared and stored in these monasteries before printing technology was invented.
In Italy, there were universities in Pavia and Padua. Spain had two famous universities, which were located in Parma and Cordova. Apart from these, in France and England too there were universities. Paris and Tulos were the notable places in France to have these universities. In England, Oxford and Cambridge were well known.