HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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He built large churches such as the Hagia Sophia.
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He developed and published Christian tenets.
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He relocated the capital from Rome to Byzantium.
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He was crowned head of the church by the Pope.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of Justinian’s actions reflects the close connection between church and state in the Byzantine Empire? He built large churches such as the Hagia Sophia. Which are the purposes of the qadis and imams in Islamic governments?
Detailed explanation-2: -This eventually led to the Great Schism of 1054 where the Christian Church of Rome and the Christian Church of Constantinople split. The Christian Church of Constantinople became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -In medieval Europe, the church and the state were closely linked. It was the duty of every political authority–king, queen, prince or city councilman–to support, sustain and nurture the church.
Detailed explanation-4: -The city was located on the Bosporus Strait between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Constantinople lay at the crossroads of important trade routes linking Europe and Asia. As a result, Constantinople was the most important city for trade for hundreds of years. The city and its people became very wealthy.
Detailed explanation-5: -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.
Detailed explanation-6: -The Great Schism was the separation of the Catholic church of the West from the Orthodox churches of the East. This schism took place in 1054 and was caused by disagreements between Western and Eastern church leaders on several issues, including Papal authority and the Filioque clause of the Nicene Creed.