The Middle Ages around the World Season 1 Episode 12 Universities and Intellectual Discovery
- February 16, 2023
- 30 min
The High Middle Ages saw a global movement toward a culture of education. Look first at China, and the educational system rooted in rigorous civil service examinations. Study intellectual trends in the Muslim world, and the major advances in medicine, mathematics, and philosophy. Then witness the rise of universities in the West, which set the stage for the post-medieval scientific revolution.