What led to the shift of power away from Rome, the seat of the Catholic Church? A. The Catholic Church was trying to embrace Pro
testantism. B. The Catholic Church lost allies such as England, Denmark, and Sweden. C. The Catholic Church tried to legalize witchcraft. D. The Catholic Church tried to encourage corruption.
An oligarchy describes C. "rule by a small group". The size of this group can vary greatly but it relative to the size of the population its controlling and usually results and unfair governance.