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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Caput Mundi timePeriodOfUse Middle Ages
Tarascon historicPeriod Middle Ages
Savoy historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Tre Kronor Castle, Stockholm era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Tre Kronor Castle
Cairo Citadel historicalEra Middle Ages
German states historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Imperial Diet historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Seal of Solomon timePeriodOfLegend Middle Ages
Earl of Menteith historicalEra Middle Ages
Gregorian chant historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Bourbonnais historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Poitou historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Lord of Ahaus usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Wales (parts) historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Inquisition timePeriod Middle Ages
Iona Abbey era Middle Ages
Castile timePeriod Middle Ages
Byzantine chant timePeriod Middle Ages
Old Norwegian era Middle Ages
cathedral chapter of Münster historicalPeriodOfImportance Middle Ages
subject surface form: Cathedral Chapter of Münster
Emma usedSinceCentury Middle Ages
The Brus literaryPeriod Middle Ages
York hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Johnson hasHistoricalOriginPeriod Middle Ages
Timotheus usedInHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
County of Artois historicalEra Middle Ages
Blackadder settingPeriod Middle Ages
De Wallen historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Great Hall historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Great Hall at Shrewsbury Castle
Lubart’s Castle era Middle Ages
Medieval Latin usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Palestinian Jews historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Scottish monarch existedDuring Middle Ages
Silves historicalEraOfImportance Middle Ages
Bagratid Armenia era Middle Ages
County of Nassau-Siegen timePeriod Middle Ages
Danubian Principalities timePeriod Middle Ages
Judeo-Roman timePeriod Middle Ages