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.

Old Town historicalEra Middle Ages
subject surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh
Tercera Partida historicalPeriod Middle Ages
The Seven Part Code timePeriod Middle Ages
Kempten hasCityRightsSince Middle Ages
de Montfort historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Evesham Abbey (site, remains lost) historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Evesham Abbey
Carthusian Missal timePeriod Middle Ages
this entity surface form: Middle Ages (origin)
Missale Mixtum hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Liber Ordinum timePeriod Middle Ages
Häme Castle significantPeriod Middle Ages
Orsini Fortress era Middle Ages
Toro historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Middle Ages
Pope Nicholas III era Middle Ages
Elector Palatine existedDuring Middle Ages
Nijmegen Quarter historicalEra Middle Ages
Upper Quarter historicalEra Middle Ages
House of Jülich timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Egmond historicalEra Middle Ages
Livonia, a historical region in Europe historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Livonia
Quinta Partida hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Neopatras timePeriod Middle Ages
Duke of Neopatras usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Bernat Desclot historicalPeriod Middle Ages
House of Nantes timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Rennes timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Penthièvre timePeriod Middle Ages
Breton March historicalEra Middle Ages
Bishopric of Altena historicalEra Middle Ages
Princess of Savoy timePeriod Middle Ages
Wheel of Mainz timePeriod Middle Ages
Townsend hasOriginPeriod Middle Ages
Habsburg regalia historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Séptima Partida temporalContext Middle Ages
County of Mansfeld existedIn Middle Ages
Riquewihr historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Infante of Spain usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Juntas of Gernika inception Middle Ages
Cantal cheese originCentury Middle Ages