2.1_MIDDLE AGES-Overview, Dark Ages, High Middle Ages

The period when the Medieval period occurred

450-1450 AD

The three divisions of the Middle Ages

Dark Ages (500-1000 AD), High Middle Ages (1000-1300 AD), Late Middle Ages (1300-1500 AD)

The middle age period were there is political and economic turmoil, declining human achievement, and lack of scientific inquiry due to most people cannot read and write

Dark Ages

The period where intellectual activity was centered on the study of the Bible and Christian faith

Dark Ages

What were the 3 reasons for little scientific literature during the Dark Ages?

People couldn't read/write (except clergy), focus was on Christian faith/Bible, limited access to Greek scientific literature

The middle age period where monasteries became wealthy and important centers of learning

High Middle Ages

A method of learning used to understand and explain religious beliefs esp. christianity

Christian Scholasticism

The middle age period where the oldest universities were established

High MIddle Ages

What philosophical system dominated the universities?

Scholasticism