The Renaissance and the Reformation (occurring from the 14th through the 16th centuries) followed the Middle Ages. During the Renaissance, also known as the Age of Discovery, a new impetus was given to education, and, to some extent, to medical education. For example, Ambroïse Paré (1510–1590), a French surgeon, revived the method of tying blood [...]

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Far from Greece and Rome where western civilization had developed, the Islamic society was developed in the Mideast. In an area known today as Saudi Arabia, nomadic people, living primarily in tribes, struggled for existence on the arid desert of Arabia, while oasis settlements relied on agriculture. Large numbers of people traveled to Mecca [...]

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The monastic orders also developed during this period, including the order of Benedictines, which still exists. The monasteries played a large role in the preservation of culture and learning, as well as in offering refuge to the persecuted, care to the sick, and education to the uneducated. By joining a monastic order, young men and [...]

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