WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Great Schism refers to:
A
The splitting of Rome into Eastern and Western Empires
B
The splitting of goods between farmers
C
A great debate between emperors
D
The splitting of the Catholic Church
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Schism split the main faction of Christianity into two divisions, Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox. Today, they remain the two largest denominations of Christianity. Map from Atlas of the Historical Geography of the Holy Land.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the early church, “schism” was used to describe those groups that broke with the church and established rival churches. The term originally referred to those divisions that were caused by disagreement over something other than basic doctrine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before the Great Schism: The Church in the Middle Ages Wider areas were called episcopates and were governed by a Bishop.

Detailed explanation-4: -Martin Luther, a German teacher and a monk, brought about the Protestant Reformation when he challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings starting in 1517. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.

Detailed explanation-5: -A power struggle between bishops. The Roman Empire was enormous. Differences and disunity in the church. Jurisdiction of bishops. 10-Jan-2022

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