Monasteries, Abbeys and Priories Flashcards
How would you describe monasteries?
- extremely wealthy
- great economic and political power
Nobles and gentry would give gifts to the monasteries, give some examples of these gifts and why they would give them
- land
- silver
- gold
- to show support and do good works
When was property given to monasteries?
When a man or woman was accepted into a religious institution
How would you describe abbeys?
- large
- rural
- large land holding
- place of prayer and learning
How would you describe priories?
- settlements made by abbeys
- urban (based in towns)
- housed monks who worked in the community
Why were monasteries at the forefront of the fight against disease?
Monks had some medical knowledge and could provide some basic health care
What were the two ways in which monasteries accumulated a large land holding?
- land given when sons of nobility became monks
- land given as funding to the monks who would say prayers for the souls of the dead
What were the two ways in which the large land holding provided for people?
- provided for monasteries
- provided produce for the wider monasteries (for example wool)
How did providing produce for the wider market benefit people?
Provided employment for labourers
What did abbeys produce?
Iron
Why did abbeys experiment with different production method in the 16th century?
To increase output and improve quality
