Question

Select all the correct answers, Which two statements explain why Empress Theodora restored the use of icons?

A to increase trade with neighboring kingdoms that used icons for worship

B to stop the practice of excommunicating those who used icons

C to make the kingdom more appealing to foreign visitors

D to unite the kingdom that had been split by the Iconoclastic Controversy

E to start construction of large cathedrals and other places of Worship​

Answer 1

The two statements which explain the reason that Empress Theodora restored the use of icons after the death of her husband were:

B. to stop the practice of excommunicating those who used icons.

D. to unite the kingdom that had been split by the Iconoclastic Controversy.

What was the Iconoclastic Controversy?

The Iconoclastic controversy was triggered by those who thought that using icons in worship was like worshiping objects, which is forbidden scripturally.

The Iconoclastic controversy divided the Byzantine church for a long time before Empress Theodora came to power.

Thus, the two reasons that Empress Theodora restored the use of icons were Options B. and D.

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