1. DO NOW: Who Am I? Directions: Copy the quote and write the name of the speaker. “I was the first barbarian king to covert to Christianity.” (page 4) “I was the Byzantine Emperor who tried to reunify Europe, but the plague stopped me.” (page 4) “I rallied a group of farmers to defeat the Muslims at the Battle of Tours.” (page 5) “I did not want to rely on farmers to protect my kingdom, so I developed the feudal system. Later, I became the first Holy Roman Emperor.” (page 6, page 18) “I crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor.” (page 18) “After I excommunicated a Holy Roman Emperor, he begged for forgiveness for three days in the freezing cold.” (page 18) Clovis, king of the Franks Emperor Justinian Charles “The Hammer” Martel Charlemagne Pope Leo III Pope Gregory VII

2. OBJECTIVE SWBAT explain how the Catholic Church split into two pieces in the Great Schism of 1054.

3. Guess what schism means…

5. Do NOT try this at home...

6. schism (n): the division of a group into two or more pieces

7. The Great Schism Christianity split into two churches: – Roman Catholic Church – Eastern Orthodox Church

8. Location Roman Catholic Church Western Europe Capital City = Rome Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Europe Capital City = Constantinople

9. Language Roman Catholic Church Latin Eastern Orthodox Church Greek

10. Why did Christianity split into two churches? It all started in 730 CE…

11. QUICK! Draw a picture of Jesus Christ. You have 30 seconds.

12. The Second Commandment “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above…” Do you think it is OK to draw Jesus Christ?

13. Icons Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church Images allowedImages prohibited

14. In 730 CE, Byzantine Emperor Leo III began a policy of iconoclasm… Iconoclasm: the destruction of icons

15. Icons Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church After Emperor Leo III banned all icons, an enraged Pope Gregory III decided to… excommunicate Emperor Leo III.

16. In 730 CE, Byzantine Emperor Leo III began a policy of iconoclasm… Iconoclasm: the destruction of icons C’mon, Pope, you’re kicking me out of the church? Really? Really! Aww, man!

17. Icons Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church Images allowedImages prohibited

18. Oh, but that’s not all… West and East had many differences that led to the schism.

19. Communion bread Roman Catholic Church Unleavened bread to remember Passover Eastern Orthodox Church Leavened bread to symbolize Christ resurrected YEAST NO YEAST

20. Priest celibacy Roman Catholic Church Priests may NOT marry Eastern Orthodox Church Priests may marry To be celibate means to never marry…

21. THE FINAL SHOWDOWN Hagia Sophia Constantinople 1054

22. I heard that you closed all of the eastern churches that have icons. The Pope demands that you re-open them! The Pope can’t tell me what to do. He doesn’t control Eastern Europe! Well then, the Pope has excommunicated you from the Church! Fine! You are excommunicated, too! PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE, CERULARIUS CARDINAL HUMBERT

23. The Great Schism Christianity split into two churches: – Roman Catholic Church – Eastern Orthodox Church

24. Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox?

28. I’m so lonely! Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox?

29. Homework Pretend you are a Roman Catholic visiting an Eastern Orthodox Church. What surprises you? OR Pretend you are an Eastern Orthodox visiting a Roman Catholic Church. What surprises you? Must include information on the following differences: – Location – Language – Icons – Communion Bread – Priest Celibacy