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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arms of Hungary usedSince Middle Ages
Battle of Pliska era Middle Ages
Marcher lordships hasTimePeriod Middle Ages
Welsh principalities timePeriod Middle Ages
Piers usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Battle of Varbitsa Pass era Middle Ages
County of Maine historicalEra Middle Ages
Crichton family periodOfProminence Middle Ages
Flag of Aragon usedSince Middle Ages
maravedí usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Waiblingen, Germany hasCityRightsSince Middle Ages
subject surface form: Waiblingen
Alyscamps necropolis timePeriod Middle Ages
Bosnian Cyrillic historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Ramparts of Avignon era Middle Ages
Richard of Manners, Abbot of Melrose locatedInTimePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Richard of Manners
Ulrich hasHistoricalUsagePeriod Middle Ages
Elizabeth Mure era Middle Ages
Charles IV of Anjou era Middle Ages
Alice of Courtenay floruit Middle Ages
šahovnica (Croatian checkerboard coat of arms) usedSince Middle Ages
subject surface form: šahovnica
Figeac historicalPeriodOfGrowth Middle Ages
Quercy timePeriod Middle Ages
Drina usedAsBoundarySince Middle Ages
Avignon Bridge era Middle Ages
Murallas medievales de Guadalajara startTime Middle Ages
this entity surface form: Edad Media
Salamanca campus historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Clan Urquhart historicalEra Middle Ages
Bishopric of Duisburg timePeriod Middle Ages
Grote Markt inception Middle Ages
subject surface form: Grote Markt (Haarlem)
coat of arms of Poland usedSince Middle Ages
Orzeł Biały timePeriod Middle Ages
Musegg Wall era Middle Ages
The Rows inception Middle Ages
Bishopric of Essen historicalEra Middle Ages
High Bridge hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: High Bridge, Lincoln
Anatolian beyliks timePeriod Middle Ages
Prenzlau hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Livonia hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Duke of Schleswig timePeriod Middle Ages