The Holy Roman Empire and the Great Schism Part 2

Who was crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor after Charlemagne?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Cerularius

• Leo IX

• Otto

What is the significance of Otto being crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor?

• It resulted in the Great Schism.

• It established the Byzantine Emperor as the heir to the Roman Empire.

• It led to the fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire.

• It created a line of Holy Roman Emperors that lasted until 1806.

What did Voltaire famously say about the Holy Roman Empire?

• It is a kingdom under the control of Otto.

• It is neither holy nor Roman nor an empire.

• It is holy, Roman, and an empire.

• It is a unified empire with different levels of autonomy.

What was one of the tensions between the East and West in the 11th century?

• The ongoing power struggle between bishops.

• The division between Latin and Greek.

• The influence of Germanic kings.

• The use of leavened and unleavened bread in the mass.

What event in 1054 is known as the Great Schism?

• The siege and sack of Constantinople by the Crusaders.

• The excommunication of Patriarch Cerularius.

• The crowning of Otto as the Holy Roman Emperor.

• The division of the Holy Roman Empire.

Which church is followed by roughly one and a half billion people today?

• The Catholic Church

• The Eastern Orthodox Church

• The Latin Church

• The Greek Church

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

• To establish Crusader kingdoms in the Byzantine Empire.

• To retake Constantinople from the Byzantine nobility.

• To help the Byzantines reconquer land from the Muslim empires.

• To divide the Holy Roman Empire.

What happened at the end of the fourth Crusade in 1204?

• The Crusaders established Crusader kingdoms.

• The Crusaders sieged and sacked Constantinople.

• The Crusaders reclaimed land from the Muslims.

• The Byzantine nobility took over Constantinople.

Which church is followed by roughly 250 million people today?

• The Catholic Church

• The Eastern Orthodox Church

• The Latin Church

• The Greek Church

What is the name of the event in 1054 that further divided the East and West?

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Crusades

• The Great Schism

• The Holy Roman Empire