Question

monasteries became important sites of learning, culture, and innovation in the roman west. one such innovation was
select an answer
a. the creation of a rigid system in which men would compete with one another to practice ascetic feats of self - denial.
b. the development of a new educational curriculum that included classical texts and that promoted the codex as the best format for books.
c. the promotion of biblical knowledge over older forms of classical learning.
d. the creation of a classless society in which all men held equal power.

Explanation:

Monasteries in the Roman West were centers of learning. They developed an educational curriculum that incorporated classical texts (preserving knowledge) and promoted the codex (a more practical book format than scrolls). Option A is about ascetic competition which is not an innovation in learning/culture. Option C - monasteries did not abandon classical learning. Option D - monastic societies were not classless.

Answer:

B. the development of a new educational curriculum that included classical texts and that promoted the codex as the best format for books.