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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Buchna (daughter of Andrew of Galicia) timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Buchna
Visconti timePeriod Middle Ages
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Isenburg-Meerholz era Middle Ages
Prince-Bishop of Verden timePeriod Middle Ages
Count of Bigorre timePeriod Middle Ages
Este Castle era Middle Ages
Isenburg-Marienborn era Middle Ages
Giacomo da Lentini era Middle Ages
Boris of Tver timePeriod Middle Ages
Castle of Vila Viçosa era Middle Ages
Church of San Miguel era Middle Ages
Iglesia de San Pedro de Olite era Middle Ages
Carraresi family historicalEra Middle Ages
Battle of Sebastea era Middle Ages
principality of Racha era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Principality of Racha
Miracles of Mary timePeriod Middle Ages
Trdat the Architect era Middle Ages
Ani Cathedral historicalEra Middle Ages
Counts of Solms historicalEra Middle Ages
Matteo I Visconti era Middle Ages
Torre Grossa era Middle Ages
Thou Art a Vineyard timePeriod Middle Ages
Hungarian customary law timePeriod Middle Ages
Airgíalla timePeriod Middle Ages
King of the Kartvelians timePeriod Middle Ages
Casco Medieval timePeriod Middle Ages
Fanefjord Church era Middle Ages
Cuman language era Middle Ages
Borsod timePeriod Middle Ages
Elmelunde Church era Middle Ages
Narva Castle era Middle Ages
Church of San Francesco era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Church of San Francesco (Montefalco)
Rocca Flea era Middle Ages
House of Vermandois timePeriod Middle Ages
van Wassenaer timePeriod Middle Ages
Ducal Palace of the Borja era Middle Ages
Goleto era Middle Ages
Goleto monastery era Middle Ages
subject surface form: Goleto Monastery
Sancho IV of Navarre timePeriod Middle Ages