the period in European history between about the year 500 AD and the year 1500 AD. Things belonging to this period are described as medieval. The early part of this period is sometimes called the Dark Ages and the period after it is the Renaissance.
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the period in European history between about the year 500 A.D. and the year 1500 A.D. Things belonging to this period are described as medieval. The first part of this period is sometimes called the Dark Ages and the period after it is the Renaissance.