In the second half of the fourteenth century, groups of ____ wandered from town to town, hitting each other with whips.
A)Cathars
B)knights
C)flagellants
D)monks
E)priests

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The practice of flagellation, or self-whipping, was popular among some Christian groups during the late medieval period. These groups, known as flagellants, would wander from town to town, often during times of crisis or epidemic, and subject themselves to public whippings as an act of penance and atonement for sin. Cathars were a religious group in medieval Europe, but they did not practice flagellation. Knights, monks, and priests were also not known for this practice.

In the Second Half of the Fourteenth Century, Groups of ____