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    The document provides a series of questions and tasks related to researching different aspects of medieval monastic life, including: 1) Defining what a medieval monk was and the process of becoming a monk. 2) Learning about different monastic religious orders like the Benedictines and investigating specific Australian orders. 3) Researching monasteries by exploring their layout, daily functions, and roles within medieval society. 4) Studying inventions and innovations developed by monks, and how some impacted later generations. 5) Learning about illuminated manuscripts - their artistic style, purpose, production process, and role in the medieval period.

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    The document provides a series of questions and tasks related to researching different aspects of medieval monastic life, including: 1) Defining what a medieval monk was and the process of becoming a monk. 2) Learning about different monastic religious orders like the Benedictines and investigating specific Australian orders. 3) Researching monasteries by exploring their layout, daily functions, and roles within medieval society. 4) Studying inventions and innovations developed by monks, and how some impacted later generations. 5) Learning about illuminated manuscripts - their artistic style, purpose, production process, and role in the medieval period.

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    The document provides a series of questions and tasks related to researching different aspects of medieval monastic life, including: 1) Defining what a medieval monk was and the process of becoming a monk. 2) Learning about different monastic religious orders like the Benedictines and investigating specific Australian orders. 3) Researching monasteries by exploring their layout, daily functions, and roles within medieval society. 4) Studying inventions and innovations developed by monks, and how some impacted later generations. 5) Learning about illuminated manuscripts - their artistic style, purpose, production process, and role in the medieval period.

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    Area 1 – Daily life of a monk

    Research and answer the following questions:

    1. Define “medieval monk”


    2. What rules I would need to follow to become and monk?
    3. What are the steps to becoming a monk?
    4. Why might someone become a monk?
    5. Go to https://www.ancient.eu/article/1293/the-daily-life-of-medieval-monks/
    https://quarrabbey.org/monastery/vocation/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-monk/ and
    make a timeline of their day with pictures and annotation. Your timeline must
    include: clothing, jobs within the monastery, the daily routine and expectations,
    food in a monastery.

    Area 2 – Religious Orders of Monks


    1. Name 5 different orders of monks
    2. Benedictine Monks Investigation –
    a. Who were they?
    b. Who were they founded by?
    c. How does this define them?
    d. What were their vows?
    e. Why did they meditate?
    f. What is meditation and what is the religious purpose of it?
    3. Australian Orders Investigation – choose an Australian order from the list
    https://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/church-in-australia/religious-orders and answer the
    following questions
    a. How did the order start?
    b. What was the objective of the order?
    c. What were the rules of joining?
    d. Where do they live and how?
    e. What role do they fulfil in Australia today?

    Area 3 – Monasteries
    Use the following website - https://schoolhistory.co.uk/notes/medieval-monasteries/ and answer
    the below questions

    1. What is a monastery and who lives in them?


    2. When did Christian monasteries begin to rise?
    3. What is the difference between a monastery and an abbey?
    4. In your groups, divide the following rooms/areas within a monastery and describe the
    purpose – church, cloister, chapter house, library, dorms & cells, refectory, cemetery,
    garden, kitchen, schools, novitiate, farms, warehouses
    5. Sketch a floor plan of a monastery in the box below. Label and annotate 5x significant areas
    from the above list

    Area 4 – Inventions and Innovations


    Area 4 – Inventions and Innovations
    1. What is an invention or innovation?
    2. What type of inventions and innovations were the monks known for? List 4-5
    3. Choose 2-3 significant from your list in Q2. How did these come about? Find pictures of the
    invention or innovation.
    4. How did it impact later generations? What is its significance today?

    Area 5 – Illuminated Manuscripts


    1. What is an illuminated manuscript?
    2. What do illuminated manuscripts look like?
    3. What was the meaning and purpose of an illuminated manuscript?
    4. What are the key features of an illuminated manuscript?
    5. How were illuminated manuscripts made and by who?
    6. What was the role of illuminated manuscripts in the Age of Faith?

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