Religous orders and Universities

1. Religious Orders

1.1. These new orders did not shut themselves off from the world as other monks and nuns did.

1.2. Instead they lived in the towns and worked to bring Christianity into full effect.

1.3. During 1200's several new religious orders were formed.

2. Universities

2.1. Women were not allowed to teach or study at the universities.

2.2. In Europe, groups of students gathered in towns to study philosophy, theology, medicine, and law under famous teachers.

2.3. They began to form universities, or guilds of students and teachers.

2.4. By 1200’s universities replaced monasteries and cathedrals as the popular centers of learning.