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CHRISTENDOM

During the M_________ Ages, most E________________ had abandoned the p______________________ beliefs of the G__________, Romans, and E_____________ and became C__________________. Many people were attracted to r_______________ life during the Middle Ages. The c__________ was often the only way to get an e_________________. During the Middle Ages, the C________________ church was r________ by the P______. Other c__________ included b____________, priests, n______, and m________.

Monks were m____ who lived apart from society in m____________________. They devoted their l________ to p__________ and their b______________ influenced the entire c__________. The m________ served as a__________________________ to uneducated k________ and l________. Monks often copied b________ by h______ before the *i________________ of the p______________ press.

*1. Define Christendom.

Answer the following in complete sentences

2. Explain possible reasons why people would want to join the clergy.

*3. List as many different clerical positions as you can think of. Use all religious faiths and try to think of unique answers nobody else would have. You do not have to write out your answer in a complete sentence.

*5. Why were monasteries important to European society?