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MiddleAges.pptxMiddle Ages
Definition
The period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c. 1100 to 1453.
Early Middle Ages
5th to 10th centuries.
Characterized by
Population decline
Invasions
Loss of literacy and infrastructure
Rise of Christianity as unifying force
High Middle Ages
Characterized by
Population increase
Development of nation states
Feudalism
Courtly love
The Crusades
Late Middle Ages
Characterized by
Corruption in the Catholic Church
The Black Death
Peasant Uprisings
Famine
