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Unit 5 - Chapter 8, Lesson 3

1. Benedict established rules for monasticism that divided each day into periods of prayer, manual labor, and private meditation. All monks gathered seven times a day for prayer and chanting. 2. Like monks, women called nuns withdrew from the world to dedicate themselves to God in convents led by abbesses. Nuns played an important role in spreading Christianity through providing resources for missionaries and establishing convents in newly converted areas. 3. By the 4th century, the Christian church had developed a system of local parishes led by priests and bishoprics comprising groups of parishes led by bishops, all joining under archbishops.

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Unit 5 - Chapter 8, Lesson 3

1. Benedict established rules for monasticism that divided each day into periods of prayer, manual labor, and private meditation. All monks gathered seven times a day for prayer and chanting. 2. Like monks, women called nuns withdrew from the world to dedicate themselves to God in convents led by abbesses. Nuns played an important role in spreading Christianity through providing resources for missionaries and establishing convents in newly converted areas. 3. By the 4th century, the Christian church had developed a system of local parishes led by priests and bishoprics comprising groups of parishes led by bishops, all joining under archbishops.

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1. What rules did benedict set up for those practiced monasticism?

Benedict’s rule divided each day into a series of activities with primary emphasis
upon prayer and manual labour. Physical work was required for all monks for several
hours of a day. At the heart of community practive was prayer, the proper work of God.
This incluse private meditation and reading. All monks gathered seven times a day for
prayer and chanting of psalms.
2. Identify simililarities between monks and nuns
Women also played an important part in the monastic missionary movement. Like
monks, women called nuns. Were began to withdraw from the world to dedicate
themselves to the God. Nuns lived in convents headed by abbesses. Nuns of the
seventh and eighth centuries were especially active in the spread of christianity. Nuns in
the england provided books and money for missionary activities. Groups of nuns
extablished convents in newly converted German lands. So similar to monks, nuns led
devoted life in service of God, became important part of monastic movement,
established convents, and converted non christians in to christianity.
3. How was the christian church organized by fourth century?
By fourth century, christian church had developed a sustem of government.
Priests led local christian communities called parishes. These priests also met the social
needs of the parishes. Church often was the center of village social life. A group of
parishes formed a bishopric, or dioces, headed by a bishop. These bishoprics wer joined
together ender the direction of archbishop.
4. What role did monks and monasteries play in the early catholic church?
At first, christian monasticism was based on a model of solitary hermit who gives
up civilized society to pursue spiritual life. As the monastic ideal spread, a new form of
monastism based upon living together in a community became prevalent. The monastic
community came to be seen as ideal christian society that could provide a moral
example for the rest of the society. Benedict set up certain rules and established a basic
form of monastic life in western christian church. These rules were used by other
monastic groups and was crucial to the growth of monasticism in the western christian
world.
. These monks were also important in spreading christianity and conversion of
non-christian people especially in German lands.

5. How did catholic church affect the emerging european civilization?


By the end of fourth century, christianity had become the supreme region of the
roman empire. As the official Roman stated fell apart, the Church played an important
role in the growth of new european civilization. By fourth century, the christian church
developed a system of government where the local christian communities were headed
by priests, the bishopric formed by a group pf parishes were ruled by bishops. The
bishoprics were joined togather under archbishop. The Roman bishop claimed himself
as the leader of western chrisitan church. Apostle Peter was considered as the first
bishop of Rome. Roman Bishops were lated known as Pops of catholic church. Westen
christians accepted the pope as the head of the church in the fourth and fifth centuries.
Gregory 1, strengthened the power of the papacy and Roman catholic church. He took
control of Rome and surrounding territories , which were lated called as papal states.
This gave papacy a source of political power. Gregory also extended papal authority
over the christian church in the west. He used monastic movement for converting non
christian people of germanic Europe to christianity.
Monastism was an important force in the new european civilization. Monks
became new heroes of the christian civilization and their dedication to God became the
highest ideal of christian life. They er social workers of their communities. MOnks
provided schools for the young, hospitality to the travelers and hospitals for the sick.
Monasteris became the centers of learning. Monks passed on the legacy of ancial world
to the European civilization. Benedictine monks did extensive copywriting of
manuscripts. They copied non only the works of early christianity, but also the works of
Latin classical authors. Monks produced a new way of producing books. Making of
manuscripts were a crucial factor in the preservation of ancient legacy

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