HIEU 201 Exam 3
Describe the origins of monasticism and its contributions to Western civilization. Identify
the most important early figure of western monasticism and his particular contribution.
Correct anwser- -Supreme civilizing influence in the Medieval west
-Emerged as a reaction (in church)
-Church was filled with corrupt people (holiness and sanctity of martyrdom)
-St. Benedict of Nursia
-72 Good choices, Benedictine Rule
-How monastic life should be
Describe what is meant by the Ordered Society and give examples. How is this related
to feudalism? Correct anwser- Social Order: clergy who prayed, lords who warred, and
serfs who toiled. People believed that society functioned smoothly when individuals
accepted their status and performed their proper role.
-Europe had entered an age of feudalism, in which the essential unit of government was
not a kingdom but a local region, and political power lay in the hands of local lords.
-A person's rights, duties, and relationship to law depended on his or her ranking in the
social order. To change position was to upset the organic unity of society. And no one,
serfs included, should be deprived of the traditional rights associated with his or her
rank. This arrangement was justified by the clergy.
Summarize the spread of Islam in its first hundred years. Include reference to when and
where as well as how it spread. Correct anwser- -622-732
-Quickly/Wide range
-732 - Battle of Tours; stopped in the west
-717- Battle of Constantinople; stopped in the East
-Used these two conquests to spread during their 1st 100 years
Who were the Doctors of the Latin Church and what is their larger significance? Situate
them in historical context and describe their individual contributions. Correct anwser- -
Augustine - Autobiography (Confessions), Book (City of God) what will happen to the
church, basis for argument: philosophy of history of the west with Christian worldview
(Creation Universe)
-Ambrose - Authority of the Bishop (provisional governor), separate from city over other
rulers, obedient and empowered, Taught Augustine
-Jerome - Latin vulgate (scholar, reader, Christian), official Bible of the Roman Catholic
church for many centuries
**Laid the intellectual foundations of Christianity for the next 1,000 years (Latin Church)
Describe the origins of monasticism and its contributions to Western civilization. Identify
the most important early figure of western monasticism and his particular contribution.
Correct anwser- -Supreme civilizing influence in the Medieval west
-Emerged as a reaction (in church)
-Church was filled with corrupt people (holiness and sanctity of martyrdom)
-St. Benedict of Nursia
-72 Good choices, Benedictine Rule
-How monastic life should be
Describe what is meant by the Ordered Society and give examples. How is this related
to feudalism? Correct anwser- Social Order: clergy who prayed, lords who warred, and
serfs who toiled. People believed that society functioned smoothly when individuals
accepted their status and performed their proper role.
-Europe had entered an age of feudalism, in which the essential unit of government was
not a kingdom but a local region, and political power lay in the hands of local lords.
-A person's rights, duties, and relationship to law depended on his or her ranking in the
social order. To change position was to upset the organic unity of society. And no one,
serfs included, should be deprived of the traditional rights associated with his or her
rank. This arrangement was justified by the clergy.
Summarize the spread of Islam in its first hundred years. Include reference to when and
where as well as how it spread. Correct anwser- -622-732
-Quickly/Wide range
-732 - Battle of Tours; stopped in the west
-717- Battle of Constantinople; stopped in the East
-Used these two conquests to spread during their 1st 100 years
Who were the Doctors of the Latin Church and what is their larger significance? Situate
them in historical context and describe their individual contributions. Correct anwser- -
Augustine - Autobiography (Confessions), Book (City of God) what will happen to the
church, basis for argument: philosophy of history of the west with Christian worldview
(Creation Universe)
-Ambrose - Authority of the Bishop (provisional governor), separate from city over other
rulers, obedient and empowered, Taught Augustine
-Jerome - Latin vulgate (scholar, reader, Christian), official Bible of the Roman Catholic
church for many centuries
**Laid the intellectual foundations of Christianity for the next 1,000 years (Latin Church)
