New monastic orders (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards

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No. of monasteries in England, 1066 to 1135

~60 to over 250

Year Cluny abbey founded in France

910

Cluniac lay brothers' role

Handle manual labour so monks could focus on prayer & learning

Cluniac priories reported to whom

Abbot of Cluny (centralized system)

First Cluniac priory in England (location & year)

Lewes, 1077

Cistercian priories in England by 1135

24

Year Cistercian order founded in France

1098

Cistercian monks' distinctive clothing

Simple white robes

Type of locations Cistercians deliberately chose

Remote, undeveloped locations

First Cistercian house in England (place & year)

Waverley, Surrey, 1128

Term for Cistercian expansion in northern England

Northern Revival

Major Cistercian house in Yorkshire

Rievaulx

Cistercian economic specializations

Sheep farming and wool trade

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