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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Römerberg square significantPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Römerberg
Gandolfi family timePeriod Middle Ages
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Arran historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Imperial law timePeriod Middle Ages
Imperial princes timePeriod Middle Ages
Imperial prelates timePeriod Middle Ages
Płock Piasts timePeriod Middle Ages
Brzeg Piasts historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Piasts of Racibórz timePeriod Middle Ages
Olympos abandonedInCentury Middle Ages
King of Corsica historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Árpád stripes historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Talgje hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Hesby Church historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Sergius historicalUsagePeriod Middle Ages
Lady of Leerdam timePeriod Middle Ages
County of Buren existedInPeriod Middle Ages
Raoul d’Harcourt activeIn Middle Ages
House of Harcourt historicalEra Middle Ages
Reichstag timePeriod Middle Ages
Piasts of Żagań historicalEra Middle Ages
Annaghdown historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Operative masonry timePeriod Middle Ages
Baudolino settingPeriod Middle Ages
On Ugliness periodCovered Middle Ages
On Beauty timeSpanCovered Middle Ages
Bernward Doors era Middle Ages
Saint-Arnoul Abbey, Metz era Middle Ages
Duke of Württemberg historicalEra Middle Ages
Halidon Hill hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Scottish army timePeriod Middle Ages
Via Lemovicensis historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Woodstock Palace locatedInTime Middle Ages
Barry family notablePeriod Middle Ages