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... society, economy and politics. The Religious Wars were an indicator of the balance of political power in Europe at the time. It is my intention to show that the Religious Wars, though most believe were generally about religious freedoms, were actually used as a great political tool at the time. With the wars came a shift in European power as well as the beginning area of many of the states as we know them today. Figure 1: Map of Europe in 1400AD3 The map of Europe above shows the political boundaries of the countries in the year 1400 AD. Though we can see the beginning of the counties we are familiar with today in name, such as France, England, Portugal and Germany, in many cases the area of the countries changed greatly after the Religious Wars as a result of the loss or gain of power. The Reformation in Europe set ...