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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Lamaria Church era Middle Ages
Alexander Bruce timePeriod Middle Ages
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Ragnfrid Ivarsdatter timePeriod Middle Ages
Province of Turku timePeriod Middle Ages
Hemming of Turku era Middle Ages
Caithness Norn historicalEra Middle Ages
Dafydd ap Gwilym era Middle Ages
Mowbray family timePeriod Middle Ages
San Domenico Maggiore, Naples era Middle Ages
subject surface form: San Domenico Maggiore
Erlend Nikulaussøn timePeriod Middle Ages
Buonalbergo family timePeriod Middle Ages
Ferdinand IV of Castile era Middle Ages
Piran town walls era Middle Ages
Prince of Wallachia timePeriod Middle Ages
Jacopo da Bologna historicalEra Middle Ages
Kerman Seljuk Sultanate era Middle Ages
Basilica of Sant’Antonino era Middle Ages
Aarhus Cathedral era Middle Ages
Saint Rose of Viterbo era Middle Ages
County of Soissons timePeriod Middle Ages
St Augustine's Abbey era Middle Ages
Targ Węglowy (Coal Market) timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Targ Węglowy
Saint Idloes timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Rouergue historicalEra Middle Ages
Margrave of Provence timePeriod Middle Ages
Great Preslav timePeriod Middle Ages
Nassau-Siegen era Middle Ages
Southampton town walls era Middle Ages
della Scala family historicalEra Middle Ages
Aleramici historicalEra Middle Ages
Torre Carrarese era Middle Ages
Scottish feudal host timePeriod Middle Ages
Byzantine walls of Serres era Middle Ages
House of Gorizia historicalEra Middle Ages
Hart Hall era Middle Ages
royal orb of Hungary era Middle Ages
Château des Tourelles era Middle Ages
Louis of Holland timePeriod Middle Ages
Emma de Limoges timePeriod Middle Ages
Yverdon Castle era Middle Ages
historical province of La Marche timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: La Marche