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?

In Western Europe the most important bishop was the Bishop of ...

In the east, important bishops were known as ...

The pope controlled the Western Church himself.

In the west, the pope shared his power with other bishops.

In the east, the patriarchs worked together.

In the east, there was one dominant patriarch.

Which of these best describes the way the Church was led?

In the 7th century only the Patriarch of __________ was left.

The Eastern Church used Greek in its services.

The Eastern Church used Latin in its services.

The Western Church used Greek in its services.

The Western Church used Latin in its services.

The formal splitting of the two Churches was known as the 'Great {{ }}'.

During which Roman Emperor's reign was the persecution of Christians ended?

Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire eastwards to the city of {{ }}, which he renamed Constantinople.

The name for the organisation that oversaw the Christian religion is the ...

The Bishop of Rome is also called the ...

Christianity was broadly the same in the East and West, with some differences.

Christianity was exactly the same in the East and West, with no differences.

Christianity was totally different in the East and West, with many differences.

Which statement best describes Christianity in Western and Eastern Europe during the Early Middle Ages?

The Byzantine Empire considered themselves to be ...

The Great Schism

Lesson outcome