Early Middle Ages

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The Early Middle Ages was a formative period in European and Near Eastern history, roughly spanning the 5th to 10th centuries, marked by the transformation of the Roman world, the spread of Christianity and Islam, and the development of distinct medieval cultures and institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
subdivision of the Middle Ages
alsoKnownAs Dark Ages
Early Medieval period
characterizedBy Arab–Byzantine wars
Carolingian Renaissance
Slavic migrations
Viking raids and settlements
codification of Germanic law codes
continuity of the Eastern Roman Empire
decline of long-distance trade in Western Europe
development of Latin Christendom
development of feudal structures
formation of Germanic kingdoms
formation of early medieval kingdoms
fragmentation of political authority in Western Europe
fusion of Roman, Christian, and Germanic traditions
iconoclast controversy in Byzantium
missionary activity
monastic expansion
rise and spread of Islam
rise of the papacy
ruralization of the economy in Western Europe
spread of Christianity
transformation of the Western Roman Empire
continent Europe
endTime 10th century
follows Late Antiquity
hasPart Abbasid Caliphate era
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate

Carolingian period
Merovingian period
Migration Period
linked to: Late Antiquity

Umayyad Caliphate era
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate

Viking Age
notableEvent Battle of Tours in 732
linked to: Battle of Tours

Council of Chalcedon aftermath and schisms
Hijra of Muhammad in 622
Treaty of Verdun in 843
linked to: Treaty of Verdun

coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor in 800
precedes High Middle Ages
region Byzantine Empire
Eastern Europe
Near East
linked to: Middle East

North Africa
Western Europe
religion Christianity
Germanic paganism
Islam
Slavic paganism
startTime 5th century
usedCalendar Julian calendar

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Syriac Rite hasHistoricalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Old Dutch era Early Middle Ages
Carolingian Renaissance follows Merovingian period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages follows Early Middle Ages
Council of Orange (529) historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Lombardic era Early Middle Ages
Ludwigslied historicalContext Carolingian period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
House of Wessex historicalEra Early Middle Ages
Rule of Saint Benedict timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Germanic peoples migratedDuring Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Czechs ethnogenesisPeriod Early Middle Ages
Kenneth MacAlpin partOf Early medieval Scotland
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Picts (early period) timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Mercia historicalEra Early Middle Ages
House of Alpin timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Northumbria historicalEra Early Middle Ages
Asomtavruli timePeriod early Middle Ages
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Slavs migratedDuring Early Middle Ages
Pope Boniface IV era Early Middle Ages
Kingdom of the Lombards partOf Early Middle Ages
Rex Italiae historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Visigothic–Roman conflicts relatedTo Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
First siege of Rome by Alaric (408) relatedTo Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Quadi affectedBy Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Battle of Tours historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Carolingian Empire historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Gregory the Great era Early Middle Ages
Venerable Bede era Early Middle Ages
East Slavs historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
South Slavs historicalPeriodOfFormation Early Middle Ages
Louis the Pious era Early Middle Ages
subject linked to: Emperor Louis the Pious
Old Frankish timePeriod early Middle Ages
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Kingdom of Odoacer historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Battle of Adrianople (378) relatedTo Migration Period
subject linked to: Battle of Adrianople in 378
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Ostrogothic Kingdom partOf Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Ostrogothic Kingdom partOf Early Middle Ages
Proto-Norse era Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Igor of Kiev historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Germanic Iron Age followedBy Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Germanic Iron Age hasPart Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Old Norse phonology hasTimePeriod early Middle Ages
linked to: Early Middle Ages
Paul the Deacon era Early Middle Ages
Ambrosian chant historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Cyrus of Alexandria era Early Middle Ages
Heraclian dynasty partOf Early Middle Ages
Augustine of Canterbury historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
Heraclius era Early Middle Ages
Saint Giles era Early Middle Ages