Before the split in 1054, the leaders of the eastern church and the western church were a-the patriarch and the pope. b-justinian i and the pope. c-the pope and theodora. d-the patriarch and theodora.

Before the split in 1054, the leaders of the eastern church and the western church were the patriarch and the pope. Option A is correct.

Nowadays, the highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), and the Church of the East are known as patriarchs.

Schism of 1054, also refered to as East-West Schism, was event that precipitated the final split between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople, Michael Cerularius) and the Western church (led by Pope Leo IX).

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.