Middle Ages
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| The '''Middle Ages''' is a period in [[European history]] following [[Classical antiquity]] and the [[fall of the Roman Empire|fall of the Western Roman Empire]], spanning roughly the 10 centuries from AD 500 to 1500. It was a period of great cultural, political, and economic change in [[Europe]]. The Middle Ages witnessed the first sustained [[urbanization]] of northern and western Europe. Modern European states [[Nationalism|owe their origins]] to the Middle Ages, and their political boundaries as we know them are essentially the result of the military and dynastic achievements in this tumultuous period. Science, technology, agricultural production, and social identity changed drastically during this period. | The '''Middle Ages''' is a period in [[European history]] following [[Classical antiquity]] and the [[fall of the Roman Empire|fall of the Western Roman Empire]], spanning roughly the 10 centuries from AD 500 to 1500. It was a period of great cultural, political, and economic change in [[Europe]]. The Middle Ages witnessed the first sustained [[urbanization]] of northern and western Europe. Modern European states [[Nationalism|owe their origins]] to the Middle Ages, and their political boundaries as we know them are essentially the result of the military and dynastic achievements in this tumultuous period. Science, technology, agricultural production, and social identity changed drastically during this period. | ||
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| - | [[Chivalric romance]]: In the later medieval and early Renaissance period, there was an important European trend towards [[fantastic fiction]]. Works such as ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur]]'' (1485) and [[Amadis of Gaul]] (eC14) spawned a large number of imitators. By 1600, the poor quality of many of the romances had led to them being seen as harmful distractions. ''[[Don Quixote]]'' is the story of an elderly man driven insane by reading too many romances of chivalry. | ||
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The Middle Ages is a period in European history following Classical antiquity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire, spanning roughly the 10 centuries from AD 500 to 1500. It was a period of great cultural, political, and economic change in Europe. The Middle Ages witnessed the first sustained urbanization of northern and western Europe. Modern European states owe their origins to the Middle Ages, and their political boundaries as we know them are essentially the result of the military and dynastic achievements in this tumultuous period. Science, technology, agricultural production, and social identity changed drastically during this period.
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