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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Marie de Montmirail timePeriod Middle Ages
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Kesh historicalEra Middle Ages
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Piasts of Oświęcim historicalEra Middle Ages
Grey Friars periodActive Middle Ages
Clan Lindsay historicalEra Middle Ages
Samuel ha-Levi Abulafia timePeriod Middle Ages
Juliana hasHistoricalUsageSince Middle Ages
County of Tecklenburg startTime Middle Ages
County of Waldeck historicalEra Middle Ages
Oświęcim-Zator Piasts timePeriod Middle Ages
Piasts of Zator locatedInTime Middle Ages
Soldaia hasHistoricalEra Middle Ages
Cembalo hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Fondi hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
arms of Göttingen inception Middle Ages
Sosso state historicalEra Middle Ages
Reichsfürst (Imperial Prince) timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Reichsfürst
Tabaristan timePeriod Middle Ages
Viola usedSince Middle Ages
Breda Castle hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Maenza hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Keita dynasty era Middle Ages
Sundiata Keita historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Ferentino hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Veroli hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Capodimonte hasHistoricPeriod Middle Ages
Cieszyn Piasts historicalEra Middle Ages
Castle Hill significantPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Castle Hill (Budapest)
Lord of Arlay historicalEra Middle Ages
County of Chalon timePeriod Middle Ages
Comum developedDuringPeriod Middle Ages