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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Rothesay Castle era Middle Ages
Ascanian dynasty timePeriod Middle Ages
Bishopric of Ghent historicalEra Middle Ages
Gallura historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Lothian historicalEra Middle Ages
Battle of Loudoun Hill era Middle Ages
Ferrol foundInCentury Middle Ages
Kendal hasMarketCharterFrom Middle Ages
Aspendos declinePeriod Middle Ages
Robin Hood television series setInPeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Robin Hood (2006 TV series)
Guild of Corpus Christi operatedIn Middle Ages
Count of Calabria hasTimePeriod Middle Ages
Outremer usedInPeriod Middle Ages
St. Symeon locatedInTime Middle Ages
Brünig Pass usedSince Middle Ages
Dadiani family historicalEra Middle Ages
Triskelion of Mann usedSince Middle Ages
Hundred of Bucklow usedInPeriod Middle Ages
Norn era Middle Ages
Edward Bruce historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Dafydd hasHistoricalUsage Middle Ages
this entity surface form: Middle Ages in Wales
Bertramus hasHistoricalPeriod Middle Ages
Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) timePeriod Middle Ages
subject surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter
Roxburgh Castle era Middle Ages
Government of England historicalPeriod Middle Ages
this entity surface form: medieval England
fleur-de-lis usedSince Middle Ages
Munster cheese originPeriod Middle Ages
Ariberto hasHistoricalUsage Middle Ages
Saint Christopher cultPopularFrom Middle Ages
Baron historicalOriginPeriod Middle Ages
Count of Soissons historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Count of Dreux historicalEra Middle Ages
Count of Clermont historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Apostolic Chancery timePeriod Middle Ages
Scottish Church timePeriod Middle Ages
Middleton isDocumentedSince Middle Ages