The only unifying force in Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire was the Christian Church (Christianity). Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313 AD accepting Christianity. It became the official religion of the Roman Empire ten years later.
Inquisition was the institution of the Roman Catholic Church that sought to eliminate heresy by seeking out and punishing heretics. Especially active in Spain in the late 1400s and 1500s
da US be like: B*TCH! YOU JUST WOKE UP THE DRAGON! YOU IS GONNA DIE!!!!!
and then gemans be like: pfft! wateves (dies)
Among the factors that shaped modernism were the development of modern industrial societies and the rapid growth of cities, followed by the horror of World War I. Modernism was essentially based on a utopian vision of human life and society and a belief in progress, or moving forward.