the+seven+liberal+arts

12th and 13th centuries general course of study for scholastics of 12th and 13th centuries and in the universities

trivium: grammar, rhetoric, and logic

quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, music and astronomy

based on writings of the ancient philosophers and early christian theologians

illustrates the demand for literacy provoked by the conflict between Church and Kingdon. Since church and secular polities had begun to use law very heavily, canon and roman, people sought education in the hopes of getting degrees that might get them better office. being well-versed in law and theology meant understanding the issues of the day. they could justify their demands for administrative power with reason.