Why was the Catholic Church important to Europe in the Middle Ages?

During the high Middle Ages, the Catholic Church became organized into an elaborate hierarchy with the pope as the head in western Europe.

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1. explain aspects of the democratic process as it was developed in ancient athens

2. trace the roots of the americans political process to ancient athens

3. explain the relationship of citizens to the political process