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What became the one

unifying factor across
Europe during this
complex, politically
decentralized time?

User Ancyrweb
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Answer: the church in the west

Explanation:

While political and economic decentralization characterized western Europe between 500 and 1000 C.E., the Catholic Church emerged as a unifying institution with great religious, political, and economic power.

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