some for the better and some for the worse. During this period in Europe, commonly

known as The Middle Ages, economic reforms took place as well as social, political, and

religious changes. One common theme throughout The Middle Ages consisted of the

relationship between the Church and the State. The Catholic church during this era held a

prominent role in society, and it had an abundant amount of power and authority during

this time. The Catholic Church exercised its authority in many different stages, in which a

response from the people occurred because of the way the Church showed its power.

The nature of the Catholic Church began its reform around the time Charlemagne,

from 768 to 814, took control. He became a Christian emperor and the first great political

leader in Western Europe. His main goal was to promote the Roman Catholic religion

throughout all of the world known to man, and to do this Charlemagne coordinated with

the pope, which in turn the pope crowned him the holy Roman Emperor. Charlemagne

strived to reestablish central authority and revive the culture of the Early Middle Ages,

the Saxons. Soon, the Saxons were forced to accept the terms of Charlemagne; they had

the men's wives, children, and other possessions are under protection of the Holy Church

During the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the High Middle Ages, the Church

huge threat to the Church; they were more worried about losing authority during these

kings of France and England along with the rulers in Germany, Italy, and the papacy all

anything wrong. Charlemagne designed a system in which four archbishops were set up in

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