Middle Ages

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The Middle Ages was a period of European history from roughly the 5th to the late 15th century, marked by feudalism, the rise of Christianity, and the formation of many modern European cultures and languages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of European history
historical period
alsoKnownAs medieval era
medieval period
characterizedBy Gothic architecture
Romanesque architecture
castle building
chivalry
crusades
decentralized political authority
development of vernacular languages
feudalism
formation of European nations
growth of the Catholic Church
guild system
manorialism
monasticism
rise of Christianity
scholasticism
dominantReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy

Roman Catholicism
endTime late 15th century
fieldOfStudy medieval studies
followedBy Early modern period
Renaissance
follows Classical antiquity
Western Roman Empire
hasPart Middle Ages self-linksurface differs
surface form: Early Middle Ages

High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
hasTheme codification of customary law
conflict between secular and ecclesiastical power
development of canon law
formation of national monarchies
growth of towns and trade
rural agrarian economy
spread of Latin Christendom
includesCulture Byzantine Empire
Holy Roman Empire
Islamic Spain
Kingdom of England
France
surface form: Kingdom of France
includesEvent Avignon Papacy
Black Death
Carolingian Renaissance
Christianization of Europe
Reconquista
surface form: Crusades

East–West Schism
surface form: Great Schism of 1054

Hundred Years' War
Investiture Controversy
Mongol invasions of Europe
Reconquista
Viking Age
rise of universities
mainLocation Europe
majorLanguageFamily Germanic languages
Romance languages
Slavic languages
precededByEvent fall of the Western Roman Empire
startTime 5th century

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Bishopric of Leuven timePeriod Middle Ages
Preslav timePeriod Middle Ages
Odishi historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Tarnovo historicalEra Middle Ages
Judith of Évreux timePeriod Middle Ages
Jabala historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Mortain hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Vratislavia timePeriodOfCommonUse Middle Ages
County of Tyrol historicalEra Middle Ages
Prince of Taranto historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Jewish philosophy developedIn Middle Ages
Ravad version timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Ravad version of Sefer Yetzirah
National Archaeology Museum of Portugal (in part of the complex) focusesOnPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: National Archaeology Museum of Portugal
Bagrationi dynasty historicalEra Middle Ages
John Stanley, King of Mann era Middle Ages
ballet "Giselle" settingPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Giselle
Tmogvi Fortress builtInPeriod Middle Ages
Sha'arei Tzedek timePeriod Middle Ages
Sod ha-Nahash period Middle Ages
Getreidegasse hasPeriodOfOrigin Middle Ages
Serbian principalities timePeriod Middle Ages
lords of Orange startTime Middle Ages
subject surface form: Lords of Orange
Głogów Castle significantPeriod Middle Ages
Hadrianopolis historicalEra Middle Ages
Ha-Nefesh ha-Hakhamah timePeriod Middle Ages
Wilton Abbey historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Swansea Castle significantPeriod Middle Ages
County of Boulogne historicalEra Middle Ages
Mileto hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Châlus, Limousin, France historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Châlus
Count of Poitiers startTime Middle Ages
Cloître Saint-André-le-Bas era Middle Ages
Kingdom of Kakheti era Middle Ages
House of Arundel period Middle Ages
fortress town of Grave fortifiedSince Middle Ages
subject surface form: Grave
Elisabeth usedSince Middle Ages
Claricia Scotti timePeriod Middle Ages