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The rise of the nation-state in Europe most directly challenged the power of(1 point)
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the Western Roman Empire.
the Western Roman Empire.

Clovis.
Clovis.

the Eastern Roman Empire.
the Eastern Roman Empire.

the papacy.

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the papacy.

Reason: emerging centralized nation-states concentrated secular authority in monarchs and national institutions, directly challenging the pope's political and religious influence (e.g., conflicts like Philip IV vs. Boniface VIII, the Avignon Papacy, and later national churches/Reformation).