What key benefit did the pope's blessing provide to Otto the Great when he was crowned emperor?

It gave him control over trade routes.

It granted him religious authority.

It provided him with a large army.

It made Latin the official language of the empire.

The crowning of Otto the Great in 962 is significant because it began an era where...

the pope's power was permanently eliminated.

European rulers ignored the legacy of Rome.

the emperor and the pope were linked in a relationship of both partnership and rivalry.

Germany was divided into hundreds of small, independent kingdoms with no central leader.

The creation of the Holy Roman Empire after he was crowned by the pope.

The final collapse of the Byzantine Empire.

A successful invasion of England and France.

The complete separation of church and state power in Europe.