Monks & Friars and Countries & Continents

All monks promised to obey their

• abbots or prior

• archbishop

• priest

• God

What is another name for prior?

• the head monk

• the monastery

• monks

What did the monks have to do in order to become a monk?

• They had to promise not to marry

• They had to pray 24/7 and help the less fortunate

• They had to give away all their money and goods

• Answers A & C

T/F

Monks had to work

• True

• False

Girls might become

Like monks, nuns had to...

(more than one)

• had to make promises

• obey rules

• work

• sit and look pretty

Many of the nuns...

• ran schools for girls

• ran schools for girls and boys

• helped doctors

• sang in the choir

Girls might become nuns, but only if...

• their fathers were rich

• the females in the family were nuns

• she was pure

• their mothers were rich

You can find monks working...

(more than one answer)

• in the fields

• at the monastery

• as a cook and cleaners

• at schools

In most places, the monastery's _____ was the largest building for miles around.

• great stone church

• garden

• holy water fountain