What Allowed the Scholars of the High Middle Ages to Move

question 54

Multiple Choice

What allowed the scholars of the High Middle Ages to move forward intellectually?

• A)They were no longer constrained by excessive respect for the authority of the past.
• B)They were no longer in any way connected to the church or organized religion.
• C)They were so confident as to consider themselves equal to the great minds of the ancient world.
• D)They had full economic support of the church and various powerful monarchies.
• E)A flood of inventions made scientific investigation easier and more accurate.

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