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Roman Catholic Church ||Eastern Orthodox Church 
Geographic Location            Western Europe Eastern                   Europe & Near East 
Religious Center                 Rome                                           Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria 
Relationship to Politics                      Papal Supremacy                Caesaropapism
 Language of Religious Services     Latin                                            Greek

Using the information in the table, investigate how geography affected the East-West Schism. (1 point) Responses Disputes over political control of the Church played a more important role than geographic differences between the Eastern and Western Churches. Disputes over political control of the Church played a more important role than geographic differences between the Eastern and Western Churches. Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Church. Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Church. The Eastern Church was more influenced by geography than the West because of caesaropapism. The Eastern Church was more influenced by geography than the West because of caesaropapism. Cultural differences such as the language of religious services are the only example of geographic influence.

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Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Churches. The separation between Western Europe, where Latin was the dominant language of the Roman Catholic Church, and Eastern Europe and the Near East, where Greek was used in the Eastern Orthodox Church, illustrates a significant geographic divide that contributed to cultural and liturgical differences. Additionally, the geographic locations of the religious centers—Rome for the Roman Catholic Church and Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria for the Eastern Orthodox Church—highlighted the distinct political implications of papal supremacy in the West versus caesaropapism in the East. These geographic factors played a crucial role in shaping the identity, authority, and relationships of the two branches of Christianity, ultimately leading to the East-West Schism.