Hist Disc 9&10

You must have at least four meaningful sentences in the discussion.  Discussions must be in Microsoft Word and must be an original answer no plagiarism.  Primary postings should include either a concise summary of information from the textbook or an analysis of the topic under study.  Please don't use long quotations.  Please note within the text of your discussion posting where you got your information.  Outside research should be academic in nature and come from reputable peer reviewed sources.  You must include your references with your posting cited in APA style.  Discussion questions will be answered separately.

Discussion 9

How did medieval Universities differ from universities today?  See Jacques de Vitry's description of medieval students.  (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/vitry1.html) for one scholar's description of students in medieval universities.

Discussion 10

Describe the social, political, and religious misfortunes of the 14th century and the effect of these events on the psychological and material fortunes of Europeans.