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The Roman Catholic Church as a Unifying Institution in Western Europe
Evaluate the spiritual, political, and economic authority of the papacy, monasticism, and canon law in medieval Europe.

Evaluate the spiritual, political, and economic authority of the papacy, monasticism, and canon law in medieval Europe.
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9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS
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Examine divergent political, social, and economic systems in Western Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and East Asia following classical collapse.
Following the fall of the Roman Empire, divergent societies emerged in Europe.
Political states and empires employed a variety of techniques for expanding and maintaining control, and sometimes disrupted state-building in other regions.