Do Now: Copy Byzantine Empire Vocabulary into your notebooks

Patriarch – the highest church official in the Orthodox Christian Church

Idolatry – the worship of idols; excessive devotion

Schism – a permanent split, in 1054 the Roman Catholic Church was divided in two

Hellenistic – type of culture, resulting from Alexander the Great’s conquests, that blended eastern & western influences.

Czars – term for autocratic ruler of Russia, Russian word for Caesar

Read the handout – The Orthodox Christian Church

Underline & highlight the important information

Fill out the graphic organizer comparing the East & the West parts of the Christian Church

Answer the 2 questions that follow using the underlined information

In your groups, read about the Language, Religion, Government & Art & Architecture

Underline & highlight the important information

Use the information & fill out the graphic organizer

How did the Byzantine Empire impact the Catholic Church?Explain your answer in 2 – 3 FULL

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