Religion 8, Chapter 8, Test

Question 1

Icon

Answer 1

• An icon is a holy image of Jesus, the Virgin, or the saints, often made out of gold leaf and other special materials

Question 2

Doctrine

Answer 2

• Doctrine refers to an official teaching or body of official teachings of the Church

Question 3

Schsim

Answer 3

• The refusal of submission to the Roman Pontiff (the pope) or of the communion with the members of the Church subject to him is called a schism

Question 4

Who was Charlemagne and what did he do?

Answer 4

• Became the emperor of all of Western Europe in 800 A.D.
• Decided to make Christianity the official religion of Rome
• Had a great sympathy for peasants and felt the government should help these people
• Overall a great leader
• Always started and sometimes suggested better ideas

Question 5

Who was Pope Leo the third and what did he do?

Answer 5

• He asked Charlemagne to stop the attack when Rome launched another attack
• He crowned Charlemagne Emperor of the whole Empire

Question 6

What are the differences between the Eastern and Western Churches?

Answer 6

Western

• Follows the pope as the head of the church
• Based out of Rome
• Bases the belief off of the belief that God and the Church are immanent

Easterns

• Many bishops make up the church with a Patriarch as the leader
• Centered in Constantinople
• Base there beliefs off the belief that God and the Church are transcendent