In General,the Christian Monasticism of the Fourth,fifth,and Sixth Centuries Was

In general,the Christian monasticism of the fourth,fifth,and sixth centuries was a response to:

A) unprecedented cooperation among the first popes and Roman emperors.
B) the high level of religious devotion found in the cities of the late Roman Empire.
C) the increasing worldliness of the church,the patronage of powerful families like the Merovingians,and a hunger to transform lives in accordance with the will of God.
D) religious teachings that encouraged extraordinary feats of self-denial and self-abasement.
E) the devastation caused by the collapse of the Roman Empire and the desire to escape from the prevailing turmoil.