Lesson 3 Flashcards
The Byzantines believed their emperor represented _________ __________ on Earth.
Jesus Christ
The Greek speaking Christians in the East developed their own form of Christianity called what?
The Eastern Orthodox Church
Who was the leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
The emperor
The emperor appointed the ___________ of Constantinople.
patriarch
What are icons?
Images of Jesus, Mary, the saints, or other Christian holy people.
Different parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church argued over the use of what?
Icons
Who ordered that all icons be removed from churches?
Leo lll
What were iconoclasts?
Image breakers
The Byzantines did not accept the Pope’s claim that he was ________ of all Christian churches, including the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Head
After stopping an invasion of Italy by the Franks, the pope named who as a Byzantine emperor?
Hint: Frankish King
Charlemagne
What is excommunication?
A declaration that a person or a group no longer belongs to the church.
The ___________ ___________ Church and the _________ __________ Church eventually excommunicated each other.
Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic
What is schism?
The split of two churches
