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What happened to the Christians in the East who did not accept the pope in Rome as head of the church?
They were sent to the lions in the Colosseum.
They split off and formed their own Greek-Speaking church.
They eventually accepted the pope's authority.
They gave up Christianity and truend to other religions.
In the context of religion, what is an icon?
small symbols in printed text
statues created by Moses
artwork of religious figures
precious jewelry
The Eastern church claimed the that _______________, not the pope, was the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Bishop of Rome
Patriarch of Constantinople
Emperor Leo III
Roman Emperor
What was the event that finalized the split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches?
Emperor Leo III made an edict that declared the churches to be separate for all time.
The pope and the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other.
The easter church was destroyed by fire.
The fall of the entire Roman Empire.
To spread Christianity to the Slavs in the north, brothers Methodius and Cyril ________________.
created the Cyrillic alphabet used by many nations today.
built new roads to make travel to remote areas easier.
paid for priests from the Byzantine Empire to convert them
invented a printing press to mass produce the Bible
The Byzantines believed that this person, as God's earthly representative, controlled both the Church and the government.
emperor
governor
pope
priest
The split between the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches still exists today.
True
False
Which of the following was a major reason for the spread of Christianity in Europe?
the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
the missionary work of monks and nuns
the healing of the split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches.
the decline of the Roman Empire
Christian missionaries focused on converting the people of which two countries in Western Europe?
Britain and Ireland
France and Spain
Italy and Germany
Ireland and Denmark
Which was a list of regulations followed in Roman Catholic monasteries and convents?
Benedictine Rule
Basilian Rule
Cyrillic Code
Ethelbert Code
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