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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Hoysalas historicalEra Middle Ages
Duchy of Westphalia presentIn Middle Ages
Dunmow hasMarketCharterFrom Middle Ages
subject surface form: Great Dunmow
Hubert hasHistoricalUsage Middle Ages
Veurne hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
William the Englishman era Middle Ages
Roger de Kirkpatrick era Middle Ages
Banat timePeriod Middle Ages
Bishop of Tivoli historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Leofric usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Wilkin hasUsagePeriod Middle Ages
Old Montenegro developedDuring Middle Ages
Presinge hasMunicipalStatusSince Middle Ages
Eloisa to Abelard timeOfAction Middle Ages
Paréage of 1278 historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Counts of Foix historicalEra Middle Ages
King’s Court operatedInPeriod Middle Ages
Erik commonInCentury Middle Ages
Siena historicalEra Middle Ages
Iadera usedInPeriod Middle Ages
William Wyggeston era Middle Ages
Petrus historicallyPopularIn Middle Ages
Lauenburg hasMunicipalStatusSince Middle Ages
Jacob ben Asher era Middle Ages
Delémont inception Middle Ages
Susa historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Tavistock Abbey ruins era Middle Ages
Black Prince's Ruby historicalEra Middle Ages
Byblos Castle timePeriod Middle Ages
Ermintrude historicalUsagePeriod Middle Ages
Montjoie Saint Denis historicalUse Middle Ages
Montargis Abbey locatedInTime Middle Ages
Swords Castle significantPeriod Middle Ages
Liège florin historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Arbois, Jura, France hasViticulturalHistorySince Middle Ages
subject surface form: Arbois
Strathclyde historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Cahors historicalPeriodOfGrowth Middle Ages