Rise of Monasticism and spread of Christianity

___________ wrote a rule for monks and lived by the motto Ora et labora ("Pray and work)".

• Basil the Great

• Benedict of Nursia

• Charlemagne

• Anthony of Egypt

_____________was involved in the development of liturgical music, a form of chant.

• Pope Gregory the Great

• Scholastica

• Anthony of Egypt

• Clovis

_________________ brought together a group of solitary hermits to live in what became known as monastic life.

• Basil the Great

• Benedict of Nursia

• Anthony of Egypt

• Methodius

____________ wrote the first rule that included the evangelical councils

• Anthony of Egypt

• Gregory the Great

• Benedict of Nursia

• Basil the Great

____________ made major contributions to Canon law.

• Benedict

• Cyril

• Basil the Great

• Gregory the Great

The conversion _____________ to Christianity helped spread the religion in what is now France.

• Clovis

• Cyril

• Methodius

• Gregory

This missionary, with his brother Methodius shared the Good News with European tribes.

• Cyril

• Clovis

• Gregory

• Basil

Most of Europe was Christian by the year

• 500

• 800

• 300

• 1000

Match the term to its description

• vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

• evangelical councils

• of or relating to the Church

• monastery

• a place where monks or nuns live

• sacramentary

• life dedicated to prayer, work, study

• monastic life

• book of prayers used by priests at mass

• ecclesial

Scholastica did not want her visit with her brother to end. What did she do when he tried to leave?

• Blocked the door

• Prayed that God would do something so he would stay--and God sent a storm

• Prayed that Benedict would be struck by lighting for leaving--and God sent a storm

• She died without getting to spend time with him.