The East - West Schism

The East West Schism (Jan. 29th)

Daily Objectives:

• Journal: check journal page here.
  
• Review: WWK from yesterday. Review at home through Quizlet here.
• The East West Schism
• Left side activity: Church Comparison (graphic organizer)
• Video: (Didn't get to it yesterday - Crash Course video here.)

Main Ideas:

• The Church divided into the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches in 1054.
• The pope of the Roman Catholic Church played a greater role in government in the west than the leader (patriarch) of the Eastern Orthodox Church played in the east.

     Words Worth Knowing (WWK)

§  Schism - a split caused by differences in opinion or belief

§  Eastern Orthodox Church – based in eastern Constantinople, Greek language (or other), patriarch, icons. Orthodox means “holding established beliefs.”

§  Roman Catholic Church – based in Rome and Europe, Latin language, pope, no icons allowed. Catholic means “universal.”

§  Icon – a religious symbol used for worship.

§  Patriarch – leader of Eastern Orthodox church, works with bishops under emperor

§  Pope – leader or Roman Catholic church, above bishops and emperor

§  Cyrillic alphabet – alphabet developed in Byzantine to translate Greek religious texts to Slavic speaking people. Still used in Russia.

Resources

For a podcast on the Schism from a religious historian here.

For the Metropolitan Museum of Art's webpage of religious icons and history, visit here.

For an example and history of the Cyrillic alphabet, click here.