Question

How did the Iconoclast Controversy affect the Byzantine Empire?

A. It weekend the Orthodox Church.

B. It created a divide within the imperial court.

C. It increased the power of the emperor over religious matters.

D. It heightened public disagreement with the church.

Answer 1

Leo III was excommunicated. This broke the relations between the East and West and there were wars against the Byzantine ruler. The church no longer viewed the Byzantine emperor as the emperor of the entire Roman Empire.

So the answer is D. It heightened public disagreement with the church.