#Middle ages time period series

A renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts led to what has later been termed the Italian Renaissance.

Collectively these events are sometimes called the Crisis of the Late Middle Ages.ĭespite these crises, the 14th century was also a time of great progress within the arts and sciences. To add to the many problems of the period, the unity of the Catholic Church was shattered by the Great Schism. France and England experienced serious peasant risings: the Jacquerie, the Peasants' Revolt, and the Hundred Years' War. Along with depopulation came social unrest and endemic warfare.

#Middle ages time period series

A series of famines and plagues, such as the Great Famine of 1315-1317 and the Black Death, reduced the population by as much as half according to some estimates. The Late Middle Ages were preceded by the High Middle Ages, and followed by the Early Modern era (Renaissance).Īround 1300, centuries of European prosperity and growth came to a halt. The Late Middle Ages is a term used by historians to describe European history in the period of the 14th and 15th centuries (c.