Historians usually divide the Middle Ages into three smaller periods called the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages, and the Late Middle Ages.
It occurred between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
The Middle Ages refers to a time in European history from 400-1500 AD.
See the fact file below for more information on the Middle Ages or alternatively, you can download our 21-page Middle Ages worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. In European history, the Middle Ages, or Medieval period, lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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