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Seat work Students will quietly enter the room, find your seats and discuss your three sticky notes on pages 436-439 with your row group.

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Who is the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church? The Byzantine Emperor Who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church? The Pope What language did the Eastern Orthodox Church Speak? Greek

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How do disagreements change groups?

Family Disagreements Predictable Disagreements How to Resolve Disagreements

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Key Ideas
Bishops and patriarchs governed the early Christian church. Christians disagreed over church organization, the use of icons, and other issues. Eventually, divisions between the East and West led to a permanent split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

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Key Terms
creeda statement of beliefs
icona holy image, usually a portrait of Jesus or a saint iconoclastspeople who opposed icons; image-breakers

popehead of the Roman Catholic Church

Great SchismA.D. 1054 split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches
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What was the Nicene Creed?

A statement of beliefs that most Christians share

Developed in 325 by a council of bishops

Stated that Jesus was both human and divine Its wording led to disagreements between Eastern and Western Christians

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Church Leaders
What authority did bishops and patriarchs each have? How did the bishop of Romes authority change over time? How did Eastern and Western Christians feel about who should be pope and who should be head of the Church?

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Where were Western and Eastern Christians?

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What was the Great Schism?

Eastern Church Views Western Church Views

Result:

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Understanding the Great Schism

When did the Great Schism occur?

Summarize the difference in leadership structure between the Eastern and Western churches.
What was the most important issue contributing to the Great Schism? Explain.

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What distinguishes one culture from another?

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Roman Catholic Church

Both

Eastern Orthodox Church

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