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In about 50 to 75 words, explain three ways that studying at medieval university would have been different from

studying at a modern university.

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There are many differences between medieval universities and modern universities. For instance, only wealthy men would conventionally attend medieval universities, and they would wear gowns, robes, or garments like a cappa clausa. Not ripped jeans and a sweatshirt that has a song from The Beetles written on it.

But how was studying then different from studying in modern universities? Modern universities have buildings specifically for learning, but in medieval universities, they would teach wherever there was space. They would teach in churches and homes, they didn’t have their own building or campus. Students would often study sitting on the ground, while the teacher sat on a chair, depending on where they were. Another difference is that the books they used were all Latin, and so were the lessons. Now we have books in different languages, and there are schools all around the world who teach in their language. Medieval universities also had limited curriculums, compared to modern universities, which have many options to choose from.


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