A Christian Europe

What happened to the Christians in the East who did not accept the pope in Rome as head of the church?

• They were sent to the lions in the Colosseum.

• They split off and formed their own Greek-Speaking church.

• They eventually accepted the pope's authority.

• They gave up Christianity and truend to other religions.

In the context of religion, what is an icon?

• small symbols in printed text

• statues created by Moses

• artwork of religious figures

• precious jewelry

The Eastern church claimed the that _______________, not the pope, was the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

• Bishop of Rome

• Patriarch of Constantinople

• Emperor Leo III

• Roman Emperor

What was the event that finalized the split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches?

• Emperor Leo III made an edict that declared the churches to be separate for all time.

• The pope and the patriarch of Constantinople excommunicated each other.

• The easter church was destroyed by fire.

• The fall of the entire Roman Empire.

To spread Christianity to the Slavs in the north, brothers Methodius and Cyril ________________.

• created the Cyrillic alphabet used by many nations today.

• built new roads to make travel to remote areas easier.

• paid for priests from the Byzantine Empire to convert them

• invented a printing press to mass produce the Bible

The Byzantines believed that this person, as God's earthly representative, controlled both the Church and the government.

• emperor

• governor

• pope

• priest

The split between the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches still exists today.

• True

• False

Which of the following was a major reason for the spread of Christianity in Europe?

• the schism between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches

• the missionary work of monks and nuns

• the healing of the split between the Eastern and Western Christian churches.

• the decline of the Roman Empire

Christian missionaries focused on converting the people of which two countries in Western Europe?

• Britain and Ireland

• France and Spain

• Italy and Germany

• Ireland and Denmark

Which was a list of regulations followed in Roman Catholic monasteries and convents?

• Benedictine Rule

• Basilian Rule

• Cyrillic Code

• Ethelbert Code