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Western and Eastern Empires Split Quick Check
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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.

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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.

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.

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.
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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 option acknowledges how geographic location influenced key aspects such as the language of religious services (Latin in the West and Greek in the East), as well as the political structures (papal supremacy in the West versus caesaropapism in the East), and the centers of authority (Rome for the West and multiple locations, including Constantinople, for the East).