Statements which describe education during the Dark Ages in the Middle Ages include: Few books existed.

Girls attended the same schools as boys.

Charlemagne and King Alfred were against learning.

Monks copied books by hand

. Growth of schools helped to bring an end to the Dark Ages.

Monks taught grammar, numbers, and philosophy.

Many schools were in every city

. Nuns taught cooking, needlework, and music

. The Catholic Church established the first school.​