the Middle Ages

noun

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

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Apulia has a mild climate, which creates the perfect environment to grow a great diversity of agricultural crops, and this project contributes to the reintroduction in the region of a long tradition of cotton farming, which dates back to the Middle Ages. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025 Scientists recently unearthed the remains of multiple academic halls at Oxford University — revealing new insights into the lives of students in the Middle Ages. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025 Some of the valleys have been inhabited since the Stone Age, and some tiny villages trace their history back to the Middle Ages. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 The tree design is inspired by trend that dates back to the Middle Ages, when households in Central Europe would hang trees from their ceilings. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages

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