NISHA JACOB

ROLL NO: 43
SOCIAL SCIENCE

MEDIVEAL EDUCATION
ART AND LITERATURE

INTRODUCTION
The

period between the 5 and the 15 centuries CE is known as the medieval period.

During

medieval period attained remarkable progress in education, Art and Literature.

FEATURES
Expansion

of basic education,

Universities, Greco- Roman

knowledge and Islamic
knowledge.

A medieval Learning Center

MEDIEVAL EDUCATION-EUROPE

PRIMARY EDUCATION :
Many

Schools

Major Subjects :Grammar, Latin, Astrology, Philosophy

Mathematics and laws of nature.
UNIVERSITY

EDUCATION

University

education also began to flourish

Main Subjects:Philosophy, Literature, Medicine, Languages,

Geometry and law.

Bologna university

OXFORD OR CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY

Cordova university
Cordova university established by
the Arabs in Spain.
Important features: Library
Had thousand of manuscripts
This
university provided facilities
for learning languages such as
Greek, Syrian, Persian and Sanskrit.
Arabic Version of Books

Cordova university

Medieval education central Asia

o

It began to prosper in central Asia during

the period of abbasid caliphate.

o Primary educational institution (Maktabis)
were started from the 10th century.
Children Age:- 6 to 14

There were facilities for women education

in the Arab world.
Ijas degree
University Education
The universities of Baghdad and
Damascus of Central Asia., the AlAzhar University of Egypt.

Al-Azhar university

Medieval education- Far East

The far east also witnessed progress
education in the medieval period.
China- established many school.

Conviction on Education: development of an individual

of

Education benefits the family as well as

the
nation.
o
Education started from age of 6.
o
Single teacher

Compulsory Education :-

o
o

Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist Viharas.

BUDDHIST EDUCATION

Medieval Education India

Gurukula System
Students lived with the teacher.
Main Subjects :-

Grammar, languages, Literatures,

Philosophy and astrology.
Many
educational
institutions
attached to the temples prevailed in
south India During the medieval
period.

GURUKULA SYSTEM

Art and Literature

Medical
Many

World Architerature

progress in architectures

Important Architectures
Romanesque
Gothic

Style

Carolingian

Style

Romanesque

Gothic Style

 Carolingian

Style

The Europeans got acquainted with the Islamic Culture during the
Crusades. Art and Literature were exchanged during this period. The Style
was profoundly influenced by the Eastern art and Architecture.
Platonic
Quinze-

Academy - Florence.
Vingta Hospital - Paries.

Constructed

by French Louis IX.

 Platonic

Academy - Florence.

 Quinze-

Vingta Hospital - Paries.

French Louis IX.

Music Medieval Period

Western music beginning in the medieval
Period.
Church Music, Secular Music developed:
Arabic Music
During the Umayyad and abbasid
caliphates, Arabic music progressed
considerably.
Ibh misajah- Musician of the umayyad
period.

Lute Medieval Musical Instruments -

Medieval literatures

The major themes of the

medieval literature were
related to religion.
Yets secular subjects were
also treated as themes of the
writing of this period.
Some
authors and their
works of that period are
given below:

Authors

Works

Omarkhayyan

The Rubaiyyat

Al firdausi

Shahnamah

Thomas Aquines

Summa Teology

St. Augustine

City of God

Jayadeva

Geethagovidam

Kalhana

Rajatharangini

Medieval Period Painting

Painting also progressed

considerably during the
medieval period.
Major theme of the paintings
was religion.
Santa Trinita Madonna by
cenni di pepo

SANTA TRINITA MADONNA

CONCLUSION
During medieval period attained
remarkable progress in education,
Art

and

Literature

Architecture

developed in medieval period Arts

and literature were exchanged during
this period.