Schools are largely modeled on medieval concepts, some examples are university system, and structure of education. The church is the one that organizes and preserves all the information.
The word liberal comes from liber (knowledge) and arb (free). Combined, it means knowledge freeing the man. It includes three main subjects: Latin grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic. This is called the Trivium.
The next level is called the Quadrivium in which the liberal arts are arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. And even beyond that, you branch out to learn languages.
You’ve got three different levels of degrees. This may sound familiar; bachelors, masters, and doctor. For the master’s degree, you literally create a masterpiece just like in the blacksmith story. The order to gain knighthood was also similar in a way. Apprentice is equivalent to Page, Journeyman to Squire, and Master to Knight.
The code of Order and Law for the monasteries was St. Benedict. Physical punishment was common and very effective. And thanks to trade, all the knowledge from the east can travel to the monasteries.
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