The attack on pearl harbor was intended as a prevention order to keep the U.S pacific fleet from interfering with military actions the empire of japan was planning on south east Asia against overseas territory of the united kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United states. <span />
The monks were literate in a time when few were. They provided one of the only forms of education during the Middle Ages. Also, many were in possession of a collection of rare books. They were responsible for copying them down by hand to preserve them.
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