| A | B |
|---|
| Education in Pre-1500 Europe | literacy was limited to the wealthy and elite |
| Martin Luther | advocated literacy to read the Bible |
| “Old Deluder Satan” Act | MA law to have all children taught to read |
| Boston Latin School | was the first US “high” school; prep for college |
| Harvard | first US university (located in Boston) |
| “Petty” or “Dame” schools | one-room schoolhouses taught by women |
| New England Primer | popular pocket sized text-book centered on religious instruction and moral lessons |
| rote learning | a memorization technique that involves the repetition of information; |
| corporal punishment | physical punishment to keep order in classroom |
| Schoolmasters | early teachers; mostly men |
| Common Sense | early US best seller due to high literacy rates |
