Use the table to answer the question.

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

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.

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.

Answer 1

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

The geographic locations of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe and the Eastern Orthodox Church in Eastern Europe and the Near East shaped their cultural development, including the languages used in religious services—Latin in the West and Greek in the East. Additionally, the differing political relationships—papal supremacy in the West and caesaropapism in the East—reflect how geographic boundaries impacted the authority and governance of the respective churches. Ultimately, geographic factors played a crucial role in creating distinct religious identities and ecclesiastical structures that contributed to the East-West Schism.