Middle Ages
plural noun
- the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c.1000 to 1453(欧洲历史)中世纪(指西罗马帝国衰亡[公元5世纪]至君士坦丁堡沦陷[1453]的时期, 或更狭隘地说, 约从1000年至1453年)。
The earlier part of the period (c.500-c.1100) is sometimes distinguished as the Dark Ages, while the later part (c.1100-1453) is often thought of as the Middle Ages proper. The whole period is characterized by the emergence of separate kingdoms, the growth of trade and urban life, and the growth in power of monarchies and the Church. The growth of interest in classical models within art and scholarship in the 15th century is seen as marking the transition to the Renaissance period and the end of the Middle Ages.