Church Division
SSWH4 The student will analyze the importance of the Byzantine and Mongol empires between 450 CE and 1500 CE. b. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire, the effect of Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev, and the rise of Constantinople as a center for law, religion, and the arts. c. Explain the Great Schism of 1054 CE.
Things began to develop differently Distance too much between East and West Lack of contact Different cultural practices
Eastern Church Followed early Church fathers Saint Basil-357 Wrote rules for life of monks Describes how Christians should behave Not be showy in clothing Consume nothing beyond necessity All men above himself
Eastern Church Patriarch – leading bishop of the East, bowed to the emperor. Belief in icons Religious symbols to aid in devotion
Western Church Papacy in total control—the Pope Had rule over emperor and all bishops in empire
The Split Schism of 1054 Split political conflicts belief differences Pope and patriarch both excommunicated each other (cast out from the church) West = Roman Catholic = pope East = Eastern Orthodox = patriarch
ASSIGNMENT P. 305 Create your own Venn Diagram with the information about comparing 2 churches