WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Monasteries educated boys for priesthood and from these learning centers, what institutions were formed?
A
Banks
B
Cathedrals
C
Universities
D
Castles
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The monastic instruction was based on Buddhist value system and emphasized that learning was an end in itself, one that is “worth a strenuous pursuit to possess for its own sake” and that “teaching was for ends that were above mere gain".

Detailed explanation-2: -Churches and monasteries were the major centres of education in Medieval Europe. There were libraries attached to the monasteries filled with manuscripts. Universities were also responsible for imparting knowledge.

Detailed explanation-3: -During ancient education, there were 5 big well-known universities like Takshashila, Nalanda, Vallabhi, etc., which focus on the all-round development of students and those in the medieval period there exists 2 institutions madrasah and maqtabs which mostly focus on building student religious and leaders of the future.

Detailed explanation-4: -Greatly helped by tax relief and donations, monasteries grew in sophistication and wealth, so as the Middle Ages wore on physical labour became less of a necessity for monks because they could now rely on the efforts of lay brothers, hired labourers of serfs (unfree labourers).

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