Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence. People joined monasteries and convents in order to
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spread Christianity throughout Europe.
devote their lives to prayer and study
control administration of the sacraments.
shut themselves off from the local community

Devote their lives to prayer and study.

Explanation:

Monasteries and convents are religious institutions specifically used by people devoted to serving God through prayer and studies. Though their aim and purpose may seem similar, the difference between the two lies in the fact that a monastery is for a community of religious monks whereas a convent is mainly for female nuns.

These religious institutions help shape a person, a monk or a nun, to devote his/her life to God wholly without any distractions. Living a life of simplicity, the nuns and monks stay away from the general population and instead focus on studying and praying.

Thus, the correct answer is the second option.

europe would not recognize the confederacy as an independent nation.

it was bribing i think i might be wrong though