explain any two factors that cause towns to flourish in the mediaeval period
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Middle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors).
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DATE
500 - 1500
LOCATION
Europe
CONTEXT
Humanism
KEY PEOPLE
Arthur M. Sackler
MAJOR EVENTS
Migration period
RELATED TOPICS
City-state
Gothic architecture
Scholasticism
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Alternative Titles: le moyen âge, media tempora, medieval period, medium aevium
Middle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors).

Illustration from the calendar section of Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, a “book of hours” containing prayers to be recited. It was painted by the Limbourg brothers, Barthélemy van Eyck and Jean Colombe, about 1416 and is now in the collection of the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.Photos.com/Jupiterimages
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Middle Ages
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DATE
500 - 1500
LOCATION
Europe
CONTEXT
Humanism
KEY PEOPLE
Arthur M. Sackler
MAJOR EVENTS
Migration period
RELATED TOPICS
City-state
Gothic architecture
Scholasticism
A brief treatment of the Middle Ages follows. For full treatment, see Europe, history of: The Middle Ages.

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The term and its conventional meaning were introduced by Italian humanists with invidious intent. The humanists were engaged in a revival of Classical learning and culture, and the notion of a thousand-year period of darkness and ignorance separating them from the ancient Greek and Roman world served to highlight the humanists’ own work and ideals. It would seem unnecessary to observe that the men and women who lived during the thousand years or so preceding the Renaissance were not conscious of living in the Middle Ages. A few—Petrarch was the most conspicuous among them—felt that their lot was cast in a dark time, which had begun with the decline of the Roman Empire. Indeed, Petrarch would provide something of a founding statement for the humanists when he wrote, “For who can doubt that Rome would rise again instantly if she began to know herself?”
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