Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Great Schism
Vocabulary
Survival of the Eastern Empire
100
This is the language that is used for worship in the Eastern Orthodox Church
What is Greek
100
This is the language that is used for worship in the Roman Catholic Church
What is Latin
100
This is the doctrine that attempted to settle whether Jesus was fully human or fully divine.
What is the Nicene Creed.
100
Define Creed.
What is a statement of beliefs.
100
Define Strait
What is a narrow of body of water that cuts through land, connecting two larger bodies of water.
200
They are allowed to marry, unlike in the Roman Catholic Church.
What are Priests.
200
The Pope is the Bishop from this city.
What is Rome.
200
This is the Bishop of Rome and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
What is the Pope.
200
Define Icon.
What is a holy image, usually a portrait or statue.
200
This empire finally destroyed the Byzantine Empire in 1453, aided by the use of cannons to destroy Constantinople's walls.
Who is the Ottoman Turks.
300
This is what the lowest and slanted cross represents on the Eastern Orthodox Cross represents.
What is Jesus' footrest or the importance of being on the "right" of Jesus.
300
Used these as tools for educating people about their religion and as a pathway to God.
What are Icons
300
This is the year that the Great Schism occurred.
What is 1054.
300
This is another meaning for "Pope"
What is Father or Head of the Church
300
The Byzantine Emperor who dreamt of rebuilding the Roman Empire.
Who is Justinian.
400
People who destroyed icons since they believed that the Bible was against worshipping icons.
What is Iconoclast
400
The Pope claims power as a successor of this Apostle.
What is the Apostle Peter.
400
These are two of the three major causes that lead to the Great Schism.
What is controversy over icon use, church leadership, and/or the Nicene Creed.
400
Define Iconoclast
What is "image-breakers" or someone who smashed icons
400
This group looted and damaged Constantinople in 1204 until it was retaken by the Byzantine Empire.
Who are the Crusaders.
500
These two shared power of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
What are Patriarchs and the Byzantine Emperor.
500
The Pope claims power through this type of succession.
What is Apostolic Succession.
500
The 5 cities that the Patriarchs were from are...
What is Alexandria, Jerusalem, Constantinople, Antioch, and Rome.
500
Define the Great Schism (Need the year and name of both churches).
What is the formal split that occurred in 1054, creating the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
500
Give two reasons why Constantinople was an easy city to defend.
What is: it was located on a peninsula, two walls and a moat, heavy chain across the harbor, greek fire, and the Byzantine Empire's control of the Bosporus Strait.