<span>The major centers of
knowledge and learning i</span>n Western Europe during 6th and 7th centuries were located in monasteries.
After the fall of the Roman Empire (during the Dark Ages), the monasteries were
used to preserve the medical writings and books of the Greeks and Romans. Until
universities such as Salemo were built, the monasteries were the only centers
of learning.
<span>Historians would probably credit SCRIBES AND PRIESTS. The reason why is that scribes manually wrote every single book there was - they had to rewrite thousands of pages from manuscripts, and they were the original 'printing machines.' On the other hand, priests saved all those books in churches and libraries, which is why we still have records of ancient times.</span>
