Middle Ages

E2729

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.

All labels observed (19)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3,760)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ragnhildis was a daughter of Olaf, King of the Isles timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Ragnhildis, daughter of Olaf, King of the Isles
Garmoran historicalEra Middle Ages
Viscountess of Béziers timePeriod Middle Ages
Ibn al-Sunni timePeriod Middle Ages
Ottaviano Ubaldini era Middle Ages
Przemko II of Głogów era Middle Ages
Henry X of Haynau timePeriod Middle Ages
House of Comminges timePeriod Middle Ages
Castell del Rei era Middle Ages
Valentinois region historicalEra Middle Ages
Giacomo Savelli era Middle Ages
Byzantine theme of Opsikion era Middle Ages
Duchy of Czersk era Middle Ages
Abbot of Bec timePeriod Middle Ages
Arthur II of Dreux era Middle Ages
Old Pomeranian language timePeriod Middle Ages
Lord of Beaumont timePeriod Middle Ages
seigneur de Beaumont timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Seigneur de Beaumont
Theodora of Bulgaria era Middle Ages
Southern Lechitic timePeriod Middle Ages
Ćići timePeriod Middle Ages
Margravine of Moravia timePeriod Middle Ages
Zvečan hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Barons of Kendal timePeriod Middle Ages
Stefan Konstantin era Middle Ages
Canton of Basel timePeriod Middle Ages
Voivode of Transylvania timePeriod Middle Ages
Ecsed Castle historicalEra Middle Ages
Guillaume de Beaumont timePeriod Middle Ages
County of Meulan historicalEra Middle Ages
Santa Chiara complex era Middle Ages
Van Teylingen family timePeriod Middle Ages