The Church authorities (notably the Pope) held more power than kings or queen.
The Catholic Church was very rich and powerful during the Middle Ages. Eventually, the church owned about one third of the land in Western Europe, and because the church was considered independent, they did not have to pay the king any tax for their land.
For all the wealth they accumulated, the Church paid no taxes, which gave them economic power surpassing even the wealth of some monarchs. Bishops and Clergy owed their allegiance not to their King but to the Pope in Rome which led to more than a few conflicts over the years.
limestone is said to be an example of natures recycling because it is made from the shells and bones of dead oceanic creatures. sense the shells are changed from one form to another it is considered recycling.
<span>The Indian Ocean Trade began with small trading settlements around 800 A.D., and declined in the 1500’s when Portugal invaded and tried to run the trade for its own profit.</span>
