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 Mackay – Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds timePeriodDescribed Middle Ages
subject surface form: Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
County of Mark historicalEra Middle Ages
Dumbartonshire hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Rex Scottorum timePeriod Middle Ages
Bishopric of Bruges timePeriod Middle Ages
Simplon Pass wasImportantSince Middle Ages
Redcliffe historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Serbian Empire historicalEra Middle Ages
Agnes wasPopularIn Middle Ages
Tuscan florin historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Jerusalem cross historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Venetian lira (old) usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Eberhard historicalUsagePeriod Middle Ages
Buyid dynasty era Middle Ages
Volhynia timePeriodOfSignificance Middle Ages
Neapolitan ducat historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Spišská Kapitula timePeriod Middle Ages
White originPeriod Middle Ages
Confessio Amantis literaryPeriod Middle Ages
Old Town Square locatedInTime Middle Ages
Royal Salt Mines of the Polish Crown (historically) historicalPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Royal Salt Mines of the Polish Crown
Oversticht timePeriod Middle Ages
Ponte Milvio usedDuring Middle Ages
Kronenburgerpark hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
this entity surface form: Middle Ages (fortifications)
Suthen timePeriod Middle Ages
Old Town foundedInPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Old Town (Kraków)
Way of Sorrows developedInCentury Middle Ages
Roccasecca hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Burford hasMarketTownStatusSince Middle Ages
Steppe Road usedDuring Middle Ages
Lamentation of Christ timeOfOrigin Middle Ages