SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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They preserved valuable books and manuscripts
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They served as hospitals for the sick and hungry
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They received pilgrims and travelers as no inns existed
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They became the armed forces for most people in Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The functions performed by these monasteries are as follows: 1) Preaching: Monks and nuns moved from one place to another to spread the words of Christianity among the people. 2) Charity: Monasteries served the sick and arranged food for the hungry people. The monasteries served as inns for the travellers.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Medieval Monastery was an enclosed and sometimes remote community of monks led by an abbot who shunned worldly goods to live a simple life of prayer and devotion. Christian monasteries first developed in the 4th century in Egypt and Syria and by the 5th century the idea had spread to Western Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -When one studies the Medieval period, a few factors are typically seen as being the characteristics common to the period. Among these include: deurbanization, military invasions, population redistribution, and migrations of people to new areas.