Question
How did Byzantine Christianity influence Russian Orthodox Christianity?
A. It set the pattern for good relations with Muslim empires.
B. It set the pattern for a church hierarchy led by a pope.
C. It set the pattern for the development of an absolute ruler.
D. It set the pattern for close ties between Church and state.
A. It set the pattern for good relations with Muslim empires.
B. It set the pattern for a church hierarchy led by a pope.
C. It set the pattern for the development of an absolute ruler.
D. It set the pattern for close ties between Church and state.
Answers
GPT-5 mini
D. It set the pattern for close ties between Church and state.
Explanation: Byzantine Christianity practised a form of caesaropapism—intimate cooperation and mutual legitimation between emperor and church—which the Kievan/Russian church adopted after conversion (c. 988), producing strong church-state fusion in Russia.
Explanation: Byzantine Christianity practised a form of caesaropapism—intimate cooperation and mutual legitimation between emperor and church—which the Kievan/Russian church adopted after conversion (c. 988), producing strong church-state fusion in Russia.