It decreased the Roman Catholic Church's power and authority.
The Protestant Reformation.
Christianity - most commonly Protestant & Catholic
It was by the end of the 4th Century CE.
Mostly shades of Christianity. Protestant in England and the central states and Catholic in France.
At the beginning of the Twentieth Century the western powers were vying to dominate Africa because of the discovery of gold and diamonds. There was also a great need to find out more information about the pyramids and early Egyptians.
Feudalism dominated political life in Western Europe from the 9th Century to the beginning of the 14th Century. Feudal lords, rather than kings were the powerful rulers during this time in history.
The medieval times date from the 5th century ( fall of the western roman empire) to the 16th century in the beginning of the early modern period.
The northern portion of Western Europe is predominately Protestant and contains languages that belong to the Germanic family. The southern portion of Western Europe is predominately Catholic and contains languages that belong to the Romance family.
Due to its history of Western invasion, there is a high proportion of Christians in Nicaragua, 58.5% Catholic, and 23.2% Protestant according to the most recent survey (2005).
The most powerful religion in western Europe continues to be Catholicism. Centered in Rome, the Catholic church has dominated life in western Europe for over two thousand years. However, the Anglican Church dominates much of England and there are many protestant areas scattered throughout the continent.
In the late nineteenth century, the relationship between the western European working class and organized religion was complex. While some workers remained devoutly religious and viewed religion as a source of comfort and community, many others became disillusioned with organized religion due to its ties to the ruling classes and the perceived failure of religious institutions to address social and economic injustices. This led to a growing trend of secularism and socialist movements that sought to challenge the authority of the church and promote a more secular society.
No it is not true. Western Europe is made of many countries, yes, but they do not all follow the same religion or speak the same language. Nearly every country in Western Europe (and truly all of Europe) has their own language, usually similar to the name of that country [German for Germany, French for France, Italian for Italy, etc.]. Religion also varies greatly across Western Europe. The southern portion of Western Europe is predominately Catholic, which all of Western Europe was at one point, while the northern portion of Western Europe is predominately Protestant. The Pope is the head of the Catholic church, who resides in and is the head of Vatican City, a microstate. However, people started believing the Catholic church was corrupt and started to branch off and form their own religions, known as the Protestant Reformation. For example, England created their own religion, Anglicanism, where the head of the church is the head of the state, currently Queen Elizabeth II. Lutheranism is another major Protestant religion and can be found mainly in the Scandinavian countries and Germany.