The <span>one word that best encompasses medieval Music would be "B. Religion," since almost all music during this time had to do with honoring either God or the Church. </span>
This intermingling of powers was a determining condition in the struggle between church and state that was a main theme in the history of the West in the Middle Ages
It was "Samuel Adams" who was a <span>signer of the declaration of independence and was also the leader of the Boston tea party, since he was based in Boston during much of this period. </span>