Monasteries were able to preserve the culture of the past by preserving the old Greco-Roman writings, while simultaneously creating a new Christian culture, independent of the Romans. The rise of Monasticism also led to the preservation of society through “culturing” the barbarians by teaching them how to farm, showing them the dignity of work, taught them the skill for certain trades (such as carpentry and masonry), and providing them with an education. Monasteries also were considered the chief centers of learning up until the foundation of the great universities. Furthermore, the monks and nuns were the only people at this time that read or wrote. Thus it was though Monasticism that the Greco-Roman culture was preserved and not forgotten by the illiterate and barbaric Germanic Tribes. Therefore, though Monasticism, there was both the religious and secular advancement made throughout the otherwise barbaric
Monasteries were able to preserve the culture of the past by preserving the old Greco-Roman writings, while simultaneously creating a new Christian culture, independent of the Romans. The rise of Monasticism also led to the preservation of society through “culturing” the barbarians by teaching them how to farm, showing them the dignity of work, taught them the skill for certain trades (such as carpentry and masonry), and providing them with an education. Monasteries also were considered the chief centers of learning up until the foundation of the great universities. Furthermore, the monks and nuns were the only people at this time that read or wrote. Thus it was though Monasticism that the Greco-Roman culture was preserved and not forgotten by the illiterate and barbaric Germanic Tribes. Therefore, though Monasticism, there was both the religious and secular advancement made throughout the otherwise barbaric