One way in which the contributions of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton are similar is that each supported the work of the inquisition. Therefore, the answer to the missing detail in your statement is statement number 3. They all supported each thought with the Heliocentric theory.
There was no uniform currency, states had too much power national government had nothing. there was no military/protection other than what the states could afford themselves. there were no taxes so funding was hard.