What was a basic cause of the schism (final split) between the catholic and orthodox churches in 1054?
a. the support given by the pope to slavic rebels in the byzantine empire
b. the emperor and religious leaders of the byzantine empire refused to accept the authority of the pope
c. the turkish demand that the byzantine emperor break with the catholic church
d. the seizure of constantinople by crusaders from western europe

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.