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Western civ chapter 11

  1. geocentric theory
    universe revolves around Earth
  2. Saint Anselm
    • abbot of monestary
    • rational approach to faith
  3. Peter Abelard
    • teacher
    • tutored and seduced Heloise
  4. Thomas Aquinal
    • Saint
    • wanted to reconcile Aristotlelianism with Christianity
    • faith and reason not enemies
  5. Robert Grosseteste
    believed Earth was sphereical
  6. Roger Bacon
    Scientist
  7. Jean Buridan
    rejected Aristotle's theory of motion
  8. Dante Aligheri
    • greatest literary figure of Middle Ages
    • The Divine Comedy- medieval outlook on life, description of hell
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Western civ chapter 11
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The Christian Synthesis
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