Question

in 1054, eastern and western rome had different religious beliefs. as a result, the church split into two. this was known as __. in the east, byzantine empire, the church was called . in western rome, the church was called . both the eastern orthodox church and roman catholic church disagreed on many things. one thing both churches disagreed on was (state 1st difference) . for example, the roman catholic church believed that (explain the 1st disagreement) , while the eastern orthodox church believed that . a second difference was (state 2nd difference) . the roman catholic church believed that (explain the 2nd disagreement) . this differed from the eastern orthodox church, which believed that . a third difference was (state 3rd difference) . the roman catholic church believed that (explain the 3rd disagreement) . this differed from the eastern orthodox church, which believed that . the great schism could be avoided/could not be avoided (circle one) because __

Explanation:

1. The split of the church in 1054 is known as the Great Schism (or East - West Schism).
2. In the Byzantine Empire (East), the church was the Eastern Orthodox Church; in Western Rome, it was the Roman Catholic Church.
3. 1st difference (Language): The Roman Catholic Church used Latin as the liturgical language, while the Eastern Orthodox Church used Greek (or the local language of the region).
4. 2nd difference (Papal Authority): The Roman Catholic Church believed in the supreme authority of the Pope over all Christians, including those in the East. The Eastern Orthodox Church rejected the Pope's claim to universal authority and saw the Patriarchs as having more equal standing.
5. 3rd difference (Iconoclasm - related, or Rituals): For example, in the Eucharist, the Roman Catholic Church used unleavened bread, while the Eastern Orthodox Church used leavened bread.
6. Regarding whether the Great Schism could be avoided: It could not be avoided (a common view) because the differences in theology, culture, political influence (the East was under the Byzantine Empire, the West under various feudal states), and language had been growing for centuries, leading to an inevitable split as the two regions' religious practices and beliefs diverged significantly.

Answer:

• The split was known as the Great Schism (East - West Schism).
• Eastern church: Eastern Orthodox Church; Western church: Roman Catholic Church
• 1st difference example (Language): The Roman Catholic Church used Latin in liturgy; Eastern Orthodox used Greek (or local languages).
• 2nd difference example (Papal Authority): Roman Catholic believed the Pope had supreme authority over all Christians; Eastern Orthodox rejected universal Papal authority, seeing Patriarchs as more equal.
• 3rd difference example (Eucharist Bread): Roman Catholic used unleavened bread; Eastern Orthodox used leavened bread.
• The Great Schism could not be avoided because long - term cultural, theological, political, and linguistic differences made the split inevitable.