COMPARATIVE QUESTIONS

1. What do Abelard’s story and the privileges granted to students by Frederick I and Philip II suggest about the culture of learning at the time? Why was it so appealing to students? Why do you think political authorities were willing to grant them special privileges?

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   What do Abelard’s story and the privileges granted to students by Frederick I and Philip II suggest about the culture of learning at the time? Why was it so appealing to students? Why do you think political authorities were willing to grant them special privileges?
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   points: 10

   What do Abelard’s story and the privileges granted to students by Frederick I and Philip II suggest about the culture of learning at the time? Why was it so appealing to students? Why do you think political authorities were willing to grant them special privileges?
2. In what ways did the increase in wealth in twelfth-century Europe shape the ideals of Chrétien de Troyes and St. Francis?

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   In what ways did the increase in wealth in twelfth-century Europe shape the ideals of Chrétien de Troyes and St. Francis?
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   points: 10

   In what ways did the increase in wealth in twelfth-century Europe shape the ideals of Chrétien de Troyes and St. Francis?
3. How would you describe the roles of students as defined in Document 2 and of St. Francis and his followers in Document 4? What features do they share? How do they differ? Do you see any potential points of conflict?

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   How would you describe the roles of students as defined in Document 2 and of St. Francis and his followers in Document 4? What features do they share? How do they differ? Do you see any potential points of conflict?
   accept_blank_answers: true
   points: 10

   How would you describe the roles of students as defined in Document 2 and of St. Francis and his followers in Document 4? What features do they share? How do they differ? Do you see any potential points of conflict?
4. Compare the behavior of the fictional hero Lancelot to that of the real-life crusaders described in the Annals of Niketas Choniatēs. What similarities and/or differences do you see? What do both sources suggest about Western aristocratic values and measures of self-worth at the time?

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   Compare the behavior of the fictional hero Lancelot to that of the real-life crusaders described in the Annals of Niketas Choniatēs. What similarities and/or differences do you see? What do both sources suggest about Western aristocratic values and measures of self-worth at the time?
   accept_blank_answers: true
   points: 10

   Compare the behavior of the fictional hero Lancelot to that of the real-life crusaders described in the Annals of Niketas Choniatēs. What similarities and/or differences do you see? What do both sources suggest about Western aristocratic values and measures of self-worth at the time?