Which Generalization About Parliaments Does NOT Correspond to Historical Reality

Multiple Choice

Which generalization about parliaments does NOT correspond to historical reality?

A) Parliaments became a common institution throughout medieval Europe.
B) Medieval parliaments were the ancestors of today's representative, constitutional governments.
C) Representative parliaments are unique to Western Civilization.
D) Medieval parliaments demonstrate that medieval king did not have the absolute power of a Roman emperor.
E) As clerical leaders, archbishops, bishops, and abbots were prohibited from parliamentary participation.