HISTORY: Schism Test - Retake this Monday

Since we did not have favorable results from our test this past Friday, I have decided to let us give it a second chance. Review this material in preparation for the Test this Monday. I suggest flashcards to help with your vocabulary, it will be matching again.

Date: 1054
Event: Pope Leo IX excommunicates Patriarch of Constantinople
Two main differences: Disagreements on church government and theology controversies
Western Church: Strong papal authority, Latin language, new, young Germanic people
Eastern Church: Ecumenical councils, Greek lanuage, old ideas, no new people added to the mix
Churches resulted from split: Western Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

Vocabulary


survived: remained alive
strait: a passage connecting two large bodies of water
strategic: having great military or economic value
hierarchy: a structure of authority
metropolitan: having to do with a large city
behest: will or command
controversies: intense disagreements
heresies: beliefs inconsistent with orthodoxy
schisms: splits in the church
ecumenical: relating to the whole church
ceremonies: a set of required formal acts
doctrine: a consistent set of beliefs
reconciliation: a repairing of relationships