the Church is the organisation of the Christian religion

in Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the manifestation of God in the world

liturgy means the form in which worship is conducted

a schism is a split between strongly opposed parties

The Great Schism

History

From this unit, pupils will understand the divisions in the Church and the context of the First Crusade in more detail when they come to study the First Crusade itself.

In ‘Significant turning points: in what ways did Britain change after WW2?’ pupils considered the impacts of WW2 whilst continuing to extend their chronological understanding. In ‘The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?’ they begin their study of Y7 history with a survey of the western Christian world in the 10th century.

The Christian Church: how completely did the Great Schism transform Christendom?

In Western Europe the most important bishop was the Bishop of ...

In the east, important bishops were known as ...

The pope controlled the Western Church himself.

In the west, the pope shared his power with other bishops.

In the east, the patriarchs worked together.

In the east, there was one dominant patriarch.

Which of these best describes the way the Church was led?

In the 7th century only the Patriarch of __________ was left.

The Eastern Church used Greek in its services.

The Eastern Church used Latin in its services.

The Western Church used Greek in its services.

The Western Church used Latin in its services.

The formal splitting of the two Churches was known as the 'Great {{ }}'.

During which Roman Emperor's reign was the persecution of Christians ended?

Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire eastwards to the city of {{ }}, which he renamed Constantinople.

The name for the organisation that oversaw the Christian religion is the ...

The Bishop of Rome is also called the ...

Christianity was broadly the same in the East and West, with some differences.

Christianity was exactly the same in the East and West, with no differences.

Christianity was totally different in the East and West, with many differences.

Which statement best describes Christianity in Western and Eastern Europe during the Early Middle Ages?

The Byzantine Empire considered themselves to be ...

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The Great Schism

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.