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Universities and Knights

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Location of first universitiesParis, France/Bologna, Italy
People, not buildings madeUniversities
Students in early universitiesMiddle Class males
Lectures in early universities had to beMemorized due to costs of copying texts
Medieval Bachelor's Degree3-5 years before taking final exam
Medieval Master's Degree3-4 additional years/ Allowed to then teach any where in Europe
All universities spoke this languageLatin
Writings that were rediscovered in this eraGreek
Linked faith and reason, all religious truths could be proved by logical argumentAquinas
Spoke of warrior heroes like Charlemagne, form of learning spoken in everyday languageSongs of Deeds
Complex set of ideals for knightsCode of Chivalry
Knights under the Code of Chivalry serve three mastersEarthly Feudal Lord, Heavenly Lord, Chosen Lady
Steps to KnighthoodPage/ Squire/ Knight
Stage of Knighthood at age 7 sent to another castle to wait on hosts and learn mannersPage
Stage of Knighthood at age 14, went to battles and tournaments, helped knights with armor and practiced their skillsSquire
Final stage following Page and SquireBecome a Knight
Poets who sang of the praises of Noble ladies and the Knights who love themTroubadours
Most celebrated woman of the Middle Ages/ Became Queen of England/ Mother of Richard of Lion HeartEleanor of Aquitaine
Role of women changesplaced on pedestals and worshipped
Reason for age difference in men marrying womenMen had to wait to receive their fief
These became as common as fairs in the Middle AgesCrusades
Someone who fights for a religious cause.Crusader
This signaled that the Middle Ages were drawing to an end.The end of the crusades
Knights during the Middle Ages numbered between50,000-60,000
Early crusades found Christendom taking on whoSeljuk Turks
This crusade permanently split the Eastern Orthodox ChurchThe Fourth Crusade
A knight's personal goals in crusades often includedGain respect/Receive forgiveness of sins
Where was the Holy Lands that brought crusaders to freeJerusalem


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