Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church

Question

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

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.

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.

Answer 1

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

This response is the most accurate as it acknowledges that geographical differences played a significant role in shaping the characteristics of both churches, including language, political structures, and centers of authority, leading to the eventual East-West Schism. The Latin language in the West and Greek in the East, as well as the differing political relationships (papal supremacy in the West versus caesaropapism in the East), were influenced by their respective geographic contexts.