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How did the Great Schism help bring an end to the Middle Ages in Western Europe?
It greatly weakened the power and prestige of the Roman Catholic Church
It prevented the Papacy from being moved from Rome to Avignon
It led directly to a massive grain shortage, causing the starvation of millions of peasants
It brought large numbers of European peasants under the direct control of the Catholic Church
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It greatly weakened the power and prestige of the Roman Catholic Church.
Explanation: The Western Schism (multiple rival popes, 1378–1417) made the papacy look corrupt and politically divided, undermining its moral and political authority. That loss of prestige helped empower secular rulers, encouraged reform movements (conciliarism, later the Reformation), and eroded the medieval church-centered order — all factors that contributed to the end of the Middle Ages.
Explanation: The Western Schism (multiple rival popes, 1378–1417) made the papacy look corrupt and politically divided, undermining its moral and political authority. That loss of prestige helped empower secular rulers, encouraged reform movements (conciliarism, later the Reformation), and eroded the medieval church-centered order — all factors that contributed to the end of the Middle Ages.
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