The Great Schism
What is the Great Schism?
What are the Crusades?
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims to control the holy land.
When was the Inquisition established?
1229
When did the Black Death begin?
1347
What is the largest religious order in the world today?
The Franciscan Order
When did the Great Schism happen?
1054
Who did the Christians fight for the Holy Land?
The Muslims
What was the Inquisition?
A permanent Church court
How many Europeans were killed in 1347 by the Black Death?
1/3 of Europe's population or 20 million people
Who founded the Franciscan Order and Dominican order?
St. Francis of Assisi and St. Dominic de Guzman
What did the Great Schism split?
Eastern Christians from the Roman Catholic Church
Who called for the first Crusade?
Pope Urban II
Why was the Inquisition created?
To combat superstition and heresy
How was the plague spread?
By fleas on rodents
When was the Dominican order founded?
1216
What is the faith of the Eastern Christians called?
Orthodox Christianity
Where did Pope Urban II call the First Crusade?
The Council of Clermont
What did the attempts of the Inquisition lead to?
Unjust punishments
What other countries did the plague infect?
China, India, and Egypt
What were St. Francis of Assisi's ideals?
What were the causes of the Great Schism?
When was the first and fourth Crusades?
1094 and 1202
How many people were killed during the Inquisition?
About 3000-5000
What was the death toll in many cities?
50%
Who were some saints that were Dominicans?
St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Catherine of Siena