CHAPTER 9

Vocabulary

• Hierarchy- governing body, and the strict observance of all of the Church's rules and practices
• Millennium- one thousand years.
• Muslims- followers of Muhammad
• Schism- a division

EMPEROR CHARLEMANGE

The Reform

• Immediately began a reform that included the defense of Christian doctrine
• He did not distinguish between Church and state
• He saw politics and religion as the two halves that formed the Empire
• Realized that Christianity could bind his empire together
• Launched a program of reform that included the defense of Christian Doctrine

Contribution to Education

• Decreed that all monasteries should open schools to everyone
• Encouraged monastic libraries to preserve and copy ancient manuscripts
• Appointed a monk to set up a school for religious studies

Muslims

• Conquered much of the Middle East
• Were seen as a threat to Christianity
• Conquered many Christian areas

Deepening Division

• growing political and cultural differences between the eastern and western
• This clouded the unity in faith
• In 1054 a schism took place between the eastern and western parts of the Church

Eastern and Western

• Those that lived in the east are now part of the Eastern Catholic Church
• Today the Catholic Church consist of 22 Churches
• The Roman Catholic Church (west)
• 21 Eastern Catholic Churches

Helpful Videos

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