Middle Ages
Also known as medieval period, medieval Europe
period of European history from the 5th to the late 15th-century
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The Middle Ages was a period of European history spanning from the 5th century to the late 15th century, a time that witnessed significant changes in politics, culture, and society following the fall of the Roman Empire. This era matters because it shaped the foundations of modern Europe, including the development of feudalism, the spread of Christianity, and the eventual emergence of nation-states.
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Research
5,339,618 papers- Late Middle Ages-Europe.Progress in brain research · 2024Ganz JCDOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2024.02.011
- Recurrent pericarditis: moving from the middle ages to renaissance.Heart (British Cardiac Society) · 2023Lazaros G, Tsioufis CDOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321749
- Faltering mortality improvements at young-middle ages in high-income English-speaking countries.International journal of epidemiology · 2024Timonin S, Leon DA, Banks E et al.DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyae128
- From stigma to forgetfulness: The rights of people with psychosocial disabilities in the new Middle Ages of the Covid era.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Carta MG, Bhugra DDOI: 10.1177/0020764020972429
- Epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in patients with diabetes mellitus: from the dark ages to the middle ages.
Article
Durationc. 1000 years LocationEurope Including Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages
Key eventsFall of the Western Roman Empire Spread of Islam Treaty of Verdun East–West Schism Crusades Magna Carta Hundred Years' War Black Death Fall of Constantinople Exploration of North America