Middle Ages

E2729

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.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3,760)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Artois historicalEra Middle Ages
Manresa hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Macerata foundedIn Middle Ages
Cathedral Island historicalEra Middle Ages
Scone Abbey era Middle Ages
Mainz hasCityRightsSince Middle Ages
Fermo hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Seraphic Father timePeriodOfOrigin Middle Ages
Il Poverello timePeriodOfUsage Middle Ages
Bayertor era Middle Ages
Banu Hilal timePeriod Middle Ages
Earl of Cornwall historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Baldrick timePeriodSetting Middle Ages
Lugo hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
gusan (Armenian bard) historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: gusan
remains of Abingdon Abbey era Middle Ages
stannary courts existedInPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Stannary courts
stannary law historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Orford Castle usedDuring Middle Ages
Dragaš timePeriod Middle Ages
Treveris hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier) historicalPeriodRepresented Middle Ages
subject surface form: Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
Montgomery in Normandy timeStart Middle Ages
Old Norman timePeriod Middle Ages
General Biography timeSpanCovered Middle Ages
Syriac alphabet timePeriodOfUse Middle Ages
Wienhausen Abbey era Middle Ages
Scarborough Castle usedDuring Middle Ages
Vaspurakan historicalEra Middle Ages
Tayk historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Sassoun timePeriod Middle Ages
Grand Prince of Moscow timePeriod Middle Ages
Traianopolis declinePeriod Middle Ages
Holy Roman Empress usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Domenico hasHistoricalUsage Middle Ages
Palaeochora historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Silves Castle historicalEra Middle Ages
Xelb historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Shilb timePeriod Middle Ages
Shirakavan timePeriod Middle Ages