1000-1100 - Renewal (9 giug 1000 anni – 14 marzo 1100 anni)

Descrizione:

 Less external disruption + increased agricultural efficiency =
• increase in trade
• increase in surplus
• increase in culture
 They created a horse plower that can allow the horse to plow without choking the horse
 They can leave time for reading and writing
 Translations of ancient Greek books (via Arabic – Aristotle in particular) overturn cherished views
 Augustine -> human soul is eternal, so everything has impact of your soul
 Aristotle -> human soul is mortal, but you are eternal
• Although it is pretty gargled because of the multi translations between languages
 Slow creation of universities (Paris, Oxford, Bologna: by 1200)
• Massive student strike and founded new university (Cambridge)
• Bologna was a law school that became a larger school