Middle Ages; medieval period
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the Middle Ages; medieval period (in European history, approximately 476–1640 AD)
formalIn historiography, this term specifically refers to the period between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the early modern period. The exact end date varies by historian (some use 1453, 1492, or 1517), but the 1640 English Civil War is the conventional endpoint in Chinese historiography.
Zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
shì是
ōu欧
zhōu洲
lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
cóng从
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
xiàng向
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
shè社
huì会
guò过
dù渡
de的
zhòng重
yào要
shí时
qī期
。
The Middle Ages was a crucial period in European history marking the transition from feudal society to capitalist society.
Zhè这
zuò座
gē哥
tè特
shì式
dà大
jiào教
táng堂
jiàn建
yú于
zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
wǎn晚
qī期
。
This Gothic cathedral was built in the Late Middle Ages.
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Zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
de的
yì艺
shù术
yǔ与
wén文
yì艺
fù复
xīng兴
shí时
qī期
de的
yì艺
shù术
fēng风
gé格
jié截
rán然
bù不
tóng同
。
Medieval art is completely different in style from Renaissance art.
Lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
tōng通
cháng常
jiāng将
zhōng中
shì世
jì纪
fēn分
wéi为
zǎo早
qī期
、
shèng盛
qī期
hé和
wǎn晚
qī期
sān三
gè个
jiē阶
duàn段
。
Historians typically divide the Middle Ages into three stages: the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages.