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Middle Ages 9: Knowledge and Ignorance in the Middle Ages (and Today)

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Early Middle Ages - A Time When Literacy Was Very Low

Before the printing press, only a tiny portion of people had any need to be literate. This also was a time when a tremendous amount of ancient and classical knowledge disappeared. And as i said before, the notion that the church tried to suppress knowledge is completely upside down.

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