<P> Education did ultimately continue , and was centred in the monasteries and cathedrals . A `` Renaissance '' of classical education would appear in Carolingian Empire in the 8th century . In the Eastern Roman Empire ( Byzantium ) , learning ( in the sense of formal education involving literature ) was maintained at a higher level than in the West . The classical education system , which would persist for hundreds of years , emphasized grammar , Latin , Greek , and rhetoric . Pupils read and reread classic works and wrote essays imitating their style . By the 4th century , this education system was Christianized . In De Doctrina Christiana ( started 396 , completed 426 ) , Augustine explained how classical education fits into the Christian worldview : Christianity is a religion of the book , so Christians must be literate . Tertullian was more skeptical of the value of classical learning , asking `` What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem ? '' </P>
<P> Education did ultimately continue , and was centred in the monasteries and cathedrals . A `` Renaissance '' of classical education would appear in Carolingian Empire in the 8th century . In the Eastern Roman Empire ( Byzantium ) , learning ( in the sense of formal education involving literature ) was maintained at a higher level than in the West . The classical education system , which would persist for hundreds of years , emphasized grammar , Latin , Greek , and rhetoric . Pupils read and reread classic works and wrote essays imitating their style . By the 4th century , this education system was Christianized . In De Doctrina Christiana ( started 396 , completed 426 ) , Augustine explained how classical education fits into the Christian worldview : Christianity is a religion of the book , so Christians must be literate . Tertullian was more skeptical of the value of classical learning , asking `` What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem ? '' </P>
what served as centers of learning in early medieval europe
what served as centers of learning in early medieval europe
monasteries cathedrals
monasteries cathedrals