Iconoclasm was the movement to outlaw the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire. This led to the destruction of many religious images and created a division in the Eastern Church, as some supported the use of icons while others opposed it. The Orthodox Church ultimately rejected iconoclasm and continued to use religious images in their worship. Charlemagne had no role in the promotion of iconoclasm.

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Iconoclasm

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Iconoclasm

A) created a division in the Roman Church but not the Orthodox Church.
B) required the worship of icons by Orthodox Christians.
C) outlawed the use of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
D) was imposed upon the East by Charlemagne.
E) was a political movement to restore the primacy of Latin in the Byzantine Empire.

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