how did offering education give church power (midival times)?

Question

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Answer 1

Should've done your research sooner...........

Answer 2

You can reason this out for yourself. When the church was practically the only place where anyone could get an education -- I mean even to learn how to read, do simple arithmetic, write a business letter -- the church had enormous control. They decided who learned, what they learned, how they learned, everything.

The only non-religious education that was available was if a rich person hired a private governess or tutor for his children. But someone who did not have that kind of money, and didn't know how to read and write or do anything other than the "figuring" he needed in his work, had little chance to give his kids an education except to send them to a school run by monks or nuns.

OK; now think of all the implications. Think about each class you have in school and how it would be different under those circumstances. Look up some history in Wikipedia. What did a boy who went into a monastery to study for years at a time do when he got out? Many probably became priests themselves, but they became clerks or business men or maybe a doctor or lawyer. (Such things were primitive, but did exist, in the middle ages.) He might be a nobleman's estate manager, or perhaps a tutor. In any case, he carried what he learned from monks with him for the rest of his life.

Answer 3

Without knowing the specific answer you're looking for/need, there are several reasons that come to mind.

By offering education, the church is able to teach their doctrine while teaching things like reading and writing.

By offering education, the church is creating loyalty by giving people something they might not have had otherwise.

By offering education, the church simply becomes a regular part of people's lives.

Answer 4

it didnt
it brought DOWN the churches power
Remember:
When the common people are educated they are able to question the authorities ( in this case the church)

IF they are kept ignorant: The Church has all the power

Answer 5

Perhaps you could suggest ways in which we might help you to think this through in order for you to arrive at the right answer by yourself.

Answer 6

If you offer education, think about it, you can teach what you want!

Answer 7

they offered education to their standards, therefore instilling their beliefs in all the people who attended