Which of the following best describes the significance of the Great Schism of 1054? A. The Great Schism led directly to the Crusades because Westerners sought to reunite the empires through another organized military operation. B. The Great Schism was not politically significant to the future of the empire, but it did change the spiritual rites and landscape of the East. C. The Great Schism made the Eastern Roman Empire more tolerant, thus strengthening its relations with Islamic nations and Muslims. D. The Great Schism led to cultural and political separation because Christianity was very important at the time and diverging from it led to rejection from the empire.