Many people assume that the Middle Ages were governed by ignorance and superstition. Though there was certainly much that was not yet understood in the realm of science and medicine, people in the Middle Ages were not completely uneducated.
The ancient Greek writers were greatly respected, and their works translated into Latin so they could be made more widely known. Topics of interest were geometry and mathematics, physics, studies of animals, politics, and medicine. Medieval thinkers also studied the Bible, which was considered to be more important than any other field of study. St. Augustine encouraged learning about other subjects, such as music, nature, and mathematics, with the idea that they would help people better understand God and the Bible.
At first monks, and those who wanted to have a career with the Church, were the only ones who sought a higher education. By the 13th century, learning was…
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