Question

How did the political and religious ideas of the byzantine empire compare with the western empire?

a) the byzantine emperor was considered to be the highed political and religious figure. in western europe, the highest political and religious figures were two different people.
b) the byzantine emperor was considered the political leader, but did not have authority over the church. in the western empire, the king had the highest political and religious authority.
c) the emperor of the byzantine empire was in favor of the use of religious icons, but the pope and bishops in the west were opposed, and excommunicated those who supported this.
d) the patriarch, as the religious authority in the byzantine empire, passed a law criminalizing iconoclasts, while the religious leaders in western empire supported iconoclasts and their religious ideas

Answer 1

The answer to this item is: the Byzantine emperor was considered the political leader, but did not have authority over the church. in the Western Empire, the king had the highest political and religious authority. It is letter B. --> Byzantine Empire is also known for the term Eastern Roman Empire. The Western Empire is also known as the Western Roman Empire which consist the provinces of the Roman Empire in the west.

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: B.The Byzantine emperor was considered to be the highest political and religious figure. In the Western Empire, the highest political and religious figures were two different people.

Even though it's true that the priests had a really huge influence in western politic, At that time period the highest political figures and religious figures still divided between the emperor and the High Priest. The priest's involvement in political stance limited only to being a direct advisory to the Emperor.