5. Which of the following best describes the significance of the Great Schism of 1054?
A The Great Schism led rectly 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.