Middle Ages
Middle Ages Period in European history covering roughly 1000 years between the disintegration of the Roman Empire in the Dark Ages of the 5th century and the period of the Renaissance in the 15th century. The Middle Ages are sometimes divided into Early (up to the 10th century), High (10th–14th centuries) and Late Middle Ages. The Middle Ages were, above all, the age of the Christian Church, whose doctrine was widely accepted in Europe, and of the social-political structure known as the feudal system. In the arts, the Middle Ages encompassed the Gothic period (from the 11th century), and in science and learning, the predominance of Islam. See also Crusades; medieval music; scholasticism
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