the Church is the organisation of the Christian religion

in Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God in the world

liturgy means the form in which worship is conducted

a schism is a split between strongly opposed parties

The Great Schism

History

Background to the Great Schism: the Roman Catholic Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church

In this unit, pupils studied differences between branches of Christianity in Europe. In '11th-century Islamic worlds', pupils explore themes of similarity and difference further as they make comparisons between medieval Islamic societies.

In ‘Britain after the Romans: how did Christianity survive in the British Isles?' students analysed key developments in Christianity in the British Isles. In this unit, pupils analyse changes in Christianity duirng the Medieval period which occurred on a continental scale at the time of the Great Schism.

In this unit, pupils learn about the Great Schism. They study the similarities and differences between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and consider the degree to which the Great Schism fundamentally changed the relationship between these two centres of Christendom.

The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?

the pope is the head of the Roman Catholic Church

the clergy are the group of religious officials who are authorised to conduct religious ceremonies

to reform something means to change something with a view to making it better

patriarch is the title used by the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church

The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?

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