Social Studies - 2019-20
WHI.8d - Split of the Roman Catholic Church & Greek Orthodox Church
The student will apply social science skills to understand the Byzantine Empire and Eastern Europe from about 300 to 1000 A.D. (C.E.) by
d) explaining the disputes that led to the split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church;
BIG IDEAS
UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD
The cultural and political differences between the Eastern and Western Roman Empires weakened the unity of the Christian Church and led to its division.
ESSENTIALS
Eastern Church
Centered in Constantinople
Close to the seat of power after Constantinople became capital
Use of Greek language in the liturgy
Western Church
Centered in Rome
Farther from the seat of power after Constantinople became capital
Use of Latin language in the liturgy
Division between Western and Eastern Churches
Authority of the pope eventually accepted in the West
Authority of the patriarch accepted in the East
Practices such as celibacy eventually accepted in the West
KEY VOCABULARY
Terms
Byzantine Empire (7a-e)
Justinian (7b)
Greek Orthodox Christianity (7c)
Imperial patronage (7c)
Icons (7c)
Mosaics (7c)
Western Christian Church (7d)
Eastern Christian Church (7d)
Liturgy (7d)
Pope (7d)
Patriarch (7d)
Celibacy (7d)
Slavic language (7e)
Cyrillic alphabet (7e)
Russian Orthodox Christianity (7e)
Ottoman Turks (7e)
Tsar (Czar) (7e)
People
Justinian (7b)
St. Cyril (7e)
Places
Constantinople (7a,d)
Byzantium (7c)
Hagia Sophia (7c)
Russia (7e)
Baltic Sea (7e)
Black Sea (7e)