1. Built over many generations.
2. Oath by monks: chastity, poverty.
3. Monks believed that the world is evil and they must rid themselves of it.
4. Time period people depended on the church.
5. Printing press is invented and bibles can now be produced at a much quicker rate.
6. The whole building told stories about things like the life of Jesus and the way of a Christian.
7. Middle ages are influenced by Rome.
