15 can someone me reword this into own words ? ? i need this done byzantine empire had a centralized system. an emperor with authority that came from god ruled the empire. a religious ceremony was held to crown this leader. this implies that the religious and political powers of the emperor were unconditional. contrary to a centralized governance in the byzantine empire, the society of the medieval europe formed several and different regional kingdoms after the decline of the roman empire. although the leaders of these kingdoms were their ultimate rulers, their political power was shared with powerful nobles. additionally, the religious powers of the pope reigned over these kingdoms.  the empire had trained bureaucrats who were appointed on meritocracy basis. these assisted in governance. the systems of the medieval kingdoms were relatively decentralized with local authorities’ leadership. these authorities comprised of the nobles who claimed authority on the basis of the ownership of land. therefore, the nobles performed duties that included initiating projects, taxation and formulating laws. people acquired these positions on the basis of nobility titles, privileges and birth places. although the europe society during the medieval times and byzantine empire were mostly christian societies, the religion also divided these societies. the patriarch and the pope clashed on issues of who possessed the greatest authority and power in interpreting religious practices within the church.