Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong Middle Ages 1: Exploding the Myth of the Middle Ages
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Apr 5, 2017 AI Snips
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Church As Preserver, Not Destroyer
- The medieval Church largely preserved and copied ancient knowledge despite material losses from fragile manuscripts and the lack of printing.
- Monasteries and church institutions invested vast labor in copying and teaching classical texts.
Inquisition And Witch Hunts Are Later
- The Inquisition and witch-hunts are largely early modern phenomena, not typical medieval institutions.
- The Spanish Inquisition and the witch craze peaked in the 15th–17th centuries during the Renaissance/Reformation era.
Jewish Experience Varied Over Time
- Jewish communities experienced varied treatment across the Middle Ages, with relative tolerance in the early period and intensified antisemitism in the high and late Middle Ages.
- Persecutions and expulsions cluster in specific later centuries and locales.