Wednesday, November 08, 2006
trivium
trivium – n - The lower division of the seven liberal arts, comprising grammar, rhetoric, and logic.
The trivium dealt with words; the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy) dealt with numbers. The seven liberal arts formed the medieval equivalent of modern grade and high school curricula. Students who went on to college might specialize (major?) in law, medicine, or theology.
The trivium dealt with words; the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy) dealt with numbers. The seven liberal arts formed the medieval equivalent of modern grade and high school curricula. Students who went on to college might specialize (major?) in law, medicine, or theology.
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