Preservation of Knowledge in a Fragmented world (c.500-1000CE) (1 janv. 500 – 1 janv. 1000)

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- Literacy declined after the fall of the Roman Empire; learning became limited to the clergy.
- Monasteries were key centers for copying manuscripts, preserving classical and religious texts.
- Education was primarily religious and Latin-based, focused on training monks and priests.
- Schools existed mainly in cathedrals and monasteries, not open to the general population.
- The general population was largely illiterate, with oral tradition remaining dominant.

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