WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Monks and nuns performed may roles in the middle ages. They provided shelter, they taught others to read and write, prepared medicine, sewed clothes for others, and helped others in times of need. They spent most of their time praying and meditating.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity was the dominant religion of Europe in the Middle Ages, which stretched from the fall of Rome in 476 CE until 1517. While the Catholic Church of Rome was most powerful in Western Europe, the Eastern Orthodox Church of Constantinople was most popular in Eastern Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The clergy, meanwhile, was in charge of the religious life of the community and had to please God by serving Him every day. So the main purpose of the life of monks and nuns was to serve God through prayer and praise.

Detailed explanation-4: -The parish church was the basic unit of the Christian community, providing the sacraments required by the lay community. For most medieval Christians, religious experience was focused on a parish church which they attended, at least in theory, on Sundays and religious festivals.