Monasteries and Convents

Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities

• medieval

• Charlemagne

• monks

• Pope

Where did monks live?

• They had no home.
• castles
• monasteries
• farms

How did monks preserve (save) knowledge of the past?

• they copied books, and rare documents.
• they interviewed many politicians.
• they spent their days talking with community members.
• they kept journals.

Largest Monastery in Medieval Europe

• Chalker Monastery

• Mitchell Monastery

• Corliss Abbey

• Cluny Abbey

How many monks lived in Cluny Abbey

• 300

• 199

• 200

• 400

Which order tried to live as Jesus did among the poor and needy?

• Ciscitarian

• Franciscans

• Dominicans

• Benadictines

Who was the chief monk in a monastery ?

• Friar

• Abbey

• Abbott

• Abbess

Monks dressed in clothing called..

• Tonsures

• Friars

• Habits

• Convent

What is the feudal system?

• Structure of society in medieval times based on class

• The relationship between man and dog in medieval society

• The way of structuring a monastery

Which university based its design on a Monastery?

• University of Canberra

• University of Cambridge

• University of Oxford

• University of New South Wales