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Introduction to the European Middle Ages 500s-1500s CE

Introduction to the European Middle Ages 500s-1500s CE. Etymology. Events and people from this period described as “medieval” (e.g., We are studying Medieval History) Latin: medium (middle) + aevum (age) Word first used during Italian Renaissance (1500s)

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Introduction to the European Middle Ages 500s-1500s CE

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  1. Introduction to the European Middle Ages500s-1500s CE

  2. Etymology • Events and people from this period described as “medieval” (e.g., We are studying Medieval History) • Latin: medium (middle) + aevum (age) • Word first used during Italian Renaissance (1500s) • Greece and Romepinnacle of human culture • Their own cultureResurrection of culture of Greece and Roman • Period in between (500-1500)No culture, barbarican age between cultural greatness • Not really the case, but name stuck

  3. Cultural Sophistication 500 CE 1000 CE 1500 CE Here’s what those Italians meant . . .

  4. Subdivisions of Middle Ages

  5. Early Middle Ages, 500s-1000s • Began with collapse of WRE (476 CE) • Caused by waves of invasions • Effect? • Population declined • Agricultural production declined • Trade declined • Cities abandoned

  6. High Middle Ages, 1000s-1300s • Began when invasions of EMAs ended • Period of recovery • Population growth • Agricultural production rebounded • Trade expanded • High water mark of Middle Ages

  7. Late Middle Ages, 1300s-1500s • Large scale warfare • Black Death • Religious conflicts • First nation-states

  8. Terminology

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