Thesis: the average 18 year old student in, say, York in AD 800 (the middle of the so-called "Dark Ages") had read more, knew more languages, was better trained in logic, could read more music, knew more mathematics and astronomy than the average student from a university today.
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Plus this predates polyphony in the West by 100 years.
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The claim about maths is just wrong too, so much of what is taught in university or even high school maths classes hadn’t even been developed in 800CE. If you’ve ever taken an introductory class on calculus you know mathematics unknown to the greatest mathematicians of the time.
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hey I don't disagree with what your saying. Just don't think the "everyone can pick up an instrument"-argument works against the "more people could read sheet music"-statement.
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