the Church is the organisation of the Christian religion

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

Background to the Great Schism: the Roman Catholic Church

History

From this unit, pupils will understand the divisions in the Church and the context of the First Crusade in more detail when they come to study the First Crusade itself.

In ‘Significant turning points: in what ways did Britain change after WW2?’ pupils considered the impacts of WW2 whilst continuing to extend their chronological understanding. In ‘The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?’ they begin their study of Y7 history with a survey of the western Christian world in the 10th century.

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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

The organisation of the Roman Catholic Church is best described as a ...

Starting with the most important, place the members of the Catholic Church in order of their importance.

Pope Leo IX wanted to {{ }} the Roman Catholic Church.

when people could buy a position in the Church

when priests did not work as hard as they should

the split between the Eastern and Western Churches

With which group of people did Leo come into conflict with in southern Italy?

Some women who had been married to clergy lost {{ }} in society.

In Western Europe the most important bishop was the pope, based in ---

The leaders of the eastern church were known as ...

In order to control the Western Church, the pope acted almost like a ...

By the 7th century Jerusalem, Alexandria and {{ }} had been conquered by Muslims.

Whereas the Eastern Church used {{ }} in its services, the Western Church used Latin. 

The formal re-joining of the two Churches.

A violent conflict between the Eastern Church and Muslim invaders.

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Background to the Great Schism: the Roman Catholic Church

Lesson outcome

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.