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After the Great Schism of 1054, Christianity was split into Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox branches. Christians of western Europe followed Catholicism, while Christians in eastern Europe, as well as in the Middle East and Egypt, followed Orthodox Christianity. This marked the beginning of what is now known as the High Middle Ages.
