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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Charles the Fair era Middle Ages
Savoyard court timePeriod Middle Ages
Oudewater, County of Holland, Habsburg Netherlands historicalEra Middle Ages
subject surface form: Oudewater
House of Châtellerault timePeriod Middle Ages
Landgrave of Hesse historicalEra Middle Ages
St Canute's Cathedral era Middle Ages
Lordship of Zeta era Middle Ages
lords of the Marches timePeriod Middle Ages
St Serf’s Island timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Taillefer historicalEra Middle Ages
Archdiocese of Albi historicalEra Middle Ages
Basilica of San Domenico era Middle Ages
Kärntnertor gate of Vienna's city walls timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Kärntnertor
historical region of Gévaudan timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Gévaudan
Mark of Toledo era Middle Ages
Gaston I of Foix era Middle Ages
Ladoga region historicalEra Middle Ages
Diocese of Constance historicalEra Middle Ages
Louis of Anjou era Middle Ages
Lesser Quarter historicalEra Middle Ages
Paulinerkirche historicalEra Middle Ages
Scadlock timePeriod Middle Ages
Walmgate Bar era Middle Ages
Brama Wałowa (Rampart Gate) era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Brama Wałowa
Adalinda timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Auvergne timePeriod Middle Ages
Beatrice Stewart timePeriod Middle Ages
Ganzhou Uyghur Kingdom timePeriod Middle Ages
St. Olaf’s Tower era Middle Ages
Church of San Bartolomeo era Middle Ages
Mary Stewart timePeriod Middle Ages
Battle of Myton era Middle Ages
Battle of Byland era Middle Ages
Lan Xang era Middle Ages
Laws of Hywel Dda timePeriod Middle Ages
Jacquemart de Moulins era Middle Ages
the Clifford family historicalEra Middle Ages
subject surface form: Clifford family
Lendal Tower era Middle Ages
Tower Ninety-one era Middle Ages