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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Sefer ha-Olam timePeriod Middle Ages
Voivode of Sandomierz timePeriod Middle Ages
belfry of Millau era Middle Ages
Castell Gwyn era Middle Ages
Sacro Speco monastery era Middle Ages
Place de Grève, Paris timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Place de Grève
Lord of Bresse timePeriod Middle Ages
Lord of Faucigny timePeriod Middle Ages
Marozia era Middle Ages
Rhwng Gwy a Hafren timePeriod Middle Ages
Perfeddwlad timePeriod Middle Ages
Mathrafal dynasty timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Fife timePeriod Middle Ages
Lordship of Pembroke timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Dinefwr timePeriod Middle Ages
shrine of Saint Alban era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Shrine of Saint Alban
Burghausen historicalEra Middle Ages
Bosnian Church timePeriod Middle Ages
South Slavic Cyrillic timePeriod Middle Ages
Herbert I of Maine era Middle Ages
Grand Tinel era Middle Ages
Saint John Chapel era Middle Ages
Malazgirt historicalEra Middle Ages
Bosančica timePeriod Middle Ages
Lordship of Clun timePeriod Middle Ages
Katherine Stewart timePeriod Middle Ages
old town timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Old Town of Chalon-sur-Saône
Jülich-Berg historicalEra Middle Ages
Count of Jülich timePeriod Middle Ages
Basque customary law timePeriod Middle Ages
Nidau dynasty historicalEra Middle Ages
Château de Parthenay era Middle Ages
Curtea Veche (Old Princely Court) timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Curtea Veche
Jean Stewart era Middle Ages
Dinefwr Castle era Middle Ages
old city walls of Lucerne era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Old City Walls of Lucerne
Wachtturm era Middle Ages
Conrad Falkenberg timePeriod Middle Ages
Hamidid beylik era Middle Ages
Teke beylik era Middle Ages
Inanjid beylik timePeriod Middle Ages