Praxis II Citizenship

Answer: C - The oldest university in Europe is the University of Bologna in Italy, which was founded in 1066 C.E. Some consider it the oldest university in the world; the only institution that is older is the University of al-Karaouine in Fes, Morocco, which was founded in 859 C.E. The University of Bologna developed organically around corporations of immigrants in Bologna who worked in nations (groups divided according to nationality). The influx of money and immigrants that the Italian city-states drew in the years before and during the Renaissance (due to their advanced naval technology) made Italy one of the great academic centers in Europe as formalized education began to develop.