The correct answer to this open question is the following.
During the High Middle Ages (100-1300), France and England formed unified states while Germany remained divided.
This happened because the governments of France and Great Britain created vast kingdoms that increased the power of control in some European regions. And this was the result of solid leadership in each of the kingdoms.
The problem in the case of Germany was that it never has a true leader -as was the case of France and England- who could be recognized by all the tribes. No leader was strong enough to unify the different territories in Germany.
Explanation: The Southern states had an agricultural economy and this was why they relied so heavily on enslaved labor. They exported what are called cash crops, such as cotton.
Christian monks lead a life away from the average society which is based on the spiritual disciplines of obedience, silence, vigils, good works, fasting, chastity, confession and prayer. This pillars of God oriented behavior make them have an inner existence instead of being in touch with the corruptions of the ordinary world.
