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A) How did medieval Universities differ from universities today? See Jacques de Vitry’s description of medieval students (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/vitry1.html) for one scholar’s description of students in medieval universities.
B) Describe the social, political, and religious misfortunes of the 14th century and the effect of these events on the psychological and material fortunes of Europeans.
C) Why did the Renaissance start in Italy? Describe the role of the aristocratic courts of such powerful figures as the de Medicis and the papacy in engendering and sustaining this cultural revival.
) The main goal of all Renaissance humanists was to fix their own world by recovering the glories of ancient Rome and Greece. How was this effort to revive antiquity reflected in the art and literature of the Renaissance?
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Difference between medieval and modern universities
Social, political, and religious misfortunes of the 14th century and the effect of these
events on the psychological and material fortunes of Europeans.
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Why did the Renaissance start in Italy?
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The main goal of all Renaissance humanists was to fix their world by recovering the
glories of ancient Rome and Greece.
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A. How did medieval Universities differ from universities today?
Universities began in Twelfth Century AD and have undergone significant changes to
what is currently termed as “modern universities.” Some things have changed, and others
remained throughout the centuries. In medieval times, some of these universities included Paris,
which specialized in Theology, Bologna specializing in law, Padua/ Salemo specializing in
medicine, Oxford for mathematics and science, and Montpellier dealing with medicine (Rubin,
2015). Generally, during that era, those who attended the university were the poor and the
middle-class population. Medieval universities, therefore, vary significantly from today’s
universities in that the early universities had limited curriculum specializing in one or two fields
while today, universities have an extensive range course to study including arts, sciences, and
technical subjects. The funding approach also varies between the two eras. Currently, a
significant percentage of universities have collaborated with the government and as a result, are
receiving funding from the state and private donors. For the med...
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