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Question

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.

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Responses

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.

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.

Cultural differences such as the language of religious services are the only example of geographic influence.
Cultural differences such as the language of religious services are the only example of geographic influence.

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.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

Geography influenced the language, politics, and power centers of both the Eastern and Western Church.

This answer reflects how geographic factors shaped the development of distinct cultural, linguistic, and political characteristics in the two branches of Christianity, ultimately contributing to the East-West Schism. The differences in location led to variations in language (Latin in the West and Greek in the East), the centers of religious authority (Rome versus Constantinople and other cities), and the relationship with political structures (papal supremacy versus caesaropapism).