Byzantine Religion

In the West, who had absolute authority?

• The emperor

• The King

• The pope

• There was no leader

Byzantines believed that their emperor represented _______________.

• Moses

• God on Earth

• Zeus

• Abraham

Emperor Leo III thought that people were worshiping icons instead of God. What did he do about this?

• He banned the use of icons

• He made everyone stop going to church

• He built the Hagia Sophia

• He simply ignored the issue

Greco-Roman

• a person from an alien land, culture, or group believed to be inferior, uncivilized, or violent

• the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group

• Something that combines the elements of Greek & Roman culture

• a person of European descent born especially in the West Indies or Spanish America

Which Christian religion arose in the Byzantine Empire?

• Polytheism

• Roman Catholic

• Eastern Orthodox

• Islam

Convert

• change one's religious faith or other beliefs.

• a person who has abandoned their country or cause in favor of an opposing one.

• the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

• having abandoned one's religious beliefs.

The Great Schism of 1054 CE was the division of which churches?

• Roman Catholic and Protestant
• Roman Catholic and Islam
• Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
• Protestant and Eastern Orthodox

a law code published by Justinian

• Isolation

• Criminal Law

• Law

• Justinian's Code

Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodox are both types of what?

• Both are types of Christians.

• Both were Greek citizens.

• Both spoke the Latin language.

• Both were banned religions in Rome.

How were the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church similar?

• They each agreed on the Holy Trinity

• Both were allowed to pray to icons

• Both based beliefs on the Bible and Jesus

• They each spoke the same language