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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Algirdas era Middle Ages
Saint-Clair (place name in Normandy) hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Saint-Clair
Andreanum historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Haferland historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Königsboden (Royal Land) historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Königsboden
Saxon Seats historicalPeriod Middle Ages
County of Richmond existedInPeriod Middle Ages
the ballad "The Battle of Otterburn" setInPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: The Battle of Otterburn
Pandarus literaryPeriodOfWork Middle Ages
Diomede createdInPeriod Middle Ages
Countess of Hereford era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan
Old Town, Prague historicalEra Middle Ages
Republic of Pisa era Middle Ages
Livonian Confederation era Middle Ages
Pisae wasImportantInPeriod Middle Ages
Oudegracht street hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Oudegracht
Stortorget timePeriodOfOrigin Middle Ages
Västerlånggatan historicalEra Middle Ages
Järntorget hasBuildingEra Middle Ages
Countess of Hainaut usedIn Middle Ages
Criseyde literaryPeriod Middle Ages
Le Villi settingPeriod Middle Ages
Marlborough Castle era Middle Ages
Hrelyo Tower era Middle Ages
Old Town of Ulm historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Countess of Richmond usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Pope Nicholas I timePeriod Middle Ages
Douglas arms periodOfUse Middle Ages
Old Royal Palace significantPeriod Middle Ages
Pope Hadrian II era Middle Ages
Shishman dynasty historicalEra Middle Ages
perpera historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Cherven timePeriod Middle Ages
King of the Danes usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Republic of Lucca timePeriod Middle Ages
Kingdom of Connacht historicalEra Middle Ages
Menevia historicalEraOfProminence Middle Ages
Prince of Göttingen locatedInTime Middle Ages
Great Hall historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Great Hall (Durham Castle)
Bishop of Tours associatedPeriod Middle Ages
Kaymaklı periodOfUse Middle Ages