8th Grade Chapter 4
Handout 3
Name: ___________________________
Define the following terms:
Monastery: ______________________________________________________________
Schism: ________________________________________________________________
1. What part did monks play in the evangelization of Western Europe? Page 45
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2. Why did Saint Antony and other early hermits and monks choose to live apart from the
world? Pages 45 and 46
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3. What parts did Clovis and, later, Charlemagne play in the Christianizing of Europe? Pages
48 and 51
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4. How did popes such as Gregory the Great become powerful civil as well as religious leaders
in Western Europe after the fall of Rome? Page 50
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5. Briefly describe the Schism of 1054. Page 51
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Choose the best answer.
1. The Roman Empire fell because of:
[A] barbarian invasions
[B] declining defense systems
[C] the armies of Islam
[D] all of the above
2. The first monasteries were:
[A] in the cities
[B] coeducational
[C] centers of evangelization
[D] sources of division
3. Monastic means:
[A] a new religion
[B] living alone away from the world
[C] holiness
[D] a place to sing in Latin
4. Saint Antony:
[A] retreated to the court of Charlemagne
[B] was one of the first Christian hermits
[C] liked to mingle with many people
[D] was a Roman
5. Saint Benedict:
[A] wrote a guide for monks
[B] caused the Schism of 1054
[C] has no significance for us today
[D] was a missionary to Ireland
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6. Monastic orders of the Middle Ages:
[A] ended in 1054 AD
[B] weakened the Church
[C] strengthened the Church
[D] did no physical labor
7. Saints Cyril and Methodius evangelized the people of:
[A] Ireland
[B] Germany
[C] Eastern Europe
[D] France
8. Clovis and Charlemangne:
[A] were Benedictine monks
[B] helped unify the Christian empire
[C] battled the popes
[D] died as pagans
9. Pope Saint Gregory the Great
[A] lived in the eighth century
[B] is buried in France
[C] was a medical doctor
[D] was a man of genius and holiness
Facts
 The western Roman empire fell in the fifth century.
 The monastic movement started as a response to barbarian invasion.
 Monasticism began among devout lay people.
 Monasticism has existed throughout the centuries, even to this day.
 The evangelization of Europe was due mostly to the monks.
 The Muslims of Arabia were followers of Muhammad.
 The Visigoths, Huns and Ostrogoths were barbarian tribes.
 “Work and prayer” was the motto of the Benedictine monasteries.
 In less than a century the Muslims conquered most of Spain.
 The word monastic means ‘living alone, away from the world’.
 Saint Augustine helped convert the Anglo-Saxons.
 Saint Boniface evangelized the peoples of Germany.
 To survive the barbarian invasions the Church evangelized and converted the barbarians.
 The Schism of 1054 split the Western from the Eastern churches.
 The cause of the Schism of 1054 was mainly cultural and political.
The following names are associated with the countries indicated.
 Cyril and Methodius – Eastern Europe
 Ansgar – Scandanavia
 Patrick – Ireland
 Augustine – England
 Boniface - Germany
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