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Which document is the basis for the papal claim to temporal power in the High Middle Ages?

  • Donation of Constantine

  • Edict of Milan

  • Treaty of Tordesillas

  • Magna Carta

Answer

The Donation of Constantine, a fabricated document, was the basis for the papal claim to temporal power in the High Middle Ages.
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