Which of the following possessed the greatest unified organizational capacity across the largest land area in Western Europe in the centuries immediately following the fall of the Roman Empire?
a. Holy Roman Empire
b. Islamic caliphate
c. Catholic Church
d. Carolingian monarchy
e. Mongol Empire
Answer: c. Catholic Church
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