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The Great Schism
Byzantine & Mongols Test Info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Define schism. | split |
| What was the great schism of 1054? (aka East-West schism) | the event that split the Christian church into eastern and western sects |
| What was the significance of the schism and its results? | it was the 1st definitive break in christian unity. Out of this break cam the western Roman Catholic church, and the Eastern Orthodox church. |
| What was the differences between the Eastern (Orthodox) and the Western (Roman Catholic) | West: Latin services; priests can't marry; forbid divorce; allowed use of icons. East: Greek services; priest can marry, divorce allowed in certain circumstances; outlawed use of icons. |
| What was the deal breaker or final straw? | |
| Define excommunication. | to be expelled from a church and all the ceremonies associated with the faith (i.e. baptism, marriage, confession, last rite) |
| What was born out of the break (split)? | The Eastern Orthodox Church was born. |
| What were some results of the split? | Eastern Orthodoxy would dominate Eastern Europe in the form of Greek and Russian Orthodoxy; helps to explain differences between E & W Europe; split was nasty, led to crusades. Western knights sacked Constantinople & killed Orthodox Christians. |