A major contribution of the Middle Ages that had a profound impact and still affects us today is the rise of universities and higher education. This new form of community education led to a rapid increase in the percentage of literate people in the Middle Ages and continued to flourish until it became a global phenomenon that has changed the world today and allows millions of people to learn deepen their knowledge. preferred area of ​​interest and enable them to earn a degree. Around 800-1050 AD, before the formation of universities, obtaining an education was extremely difficult. Only about one percent of the population was considered literate. The only place someone could go to get a decent education would be a monastery. Before the 12th century, responsibility for higher education fell largely on monastic communities whose emphasis was obviously placed on liturgy, prayer and the spiritual dimension. These early monastic schools focused primarily on preserving books and literacy by making handwritten copies of them. So the clergy...