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

The Great Schism

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?

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

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.

Starter Quiz

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