the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

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One such landmark is the Met Cloisters, the country’s only museum dedicated to the art and architecture of the Middle Ages. Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 17 July 2025 Plague is the same illness that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 11 July 2025 For a repository of priceless bronzes, ivories, glassware and tapestries from the Middle Ages to the present, go to the castle’s Museum of Decorative Arts. Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 For Jewish people, though, the practice declined somewhat during the Middle Ages, during the war years Jewish dancing evolved. Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages

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