Why Were So Many Convents (Monastic Houses for Women)founded During

Why were so many convents (monastic houses for women) founded during the seventh century C.E.?

A) Convents met a variety of social and spiritual needs for women of all classes.
B) Lower-class women flocked to convents as an improvement on the drudgery of their lives.
C) Nuns were the only women allowed to become priests.
D) Convents were a way for the families that founded them to make money.
E) Families were expected to give their daughters to local monasteries to become nuns.