For What Reason Did Monasticism Take Rapid Hold in Northern

question 21

Multiple Choice

For what reason did monasticism take rapid hold in northern Europe?

• A) Monastic communities represented an opportunity to mediate between believers and God.
• B) Warrior monks helped conquer land from Germanic pagans.
• C) The charitable works of monks and nuns among the urban poor brought popular support to monastic life.
• D) The monastic lifestyle offered similarities between the lives of Christian clerics and those of Jewish and Muslim religious leaders.

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