It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period.

When did the Middle Ages begin?

People use the phrase “Middle Ages” to describe Europe between the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century.

Who created the Middle Ages?

The concept of the Middle Ages was developed by a group of individuals who called themselves “humanists” at the time. They were Italians, and they lived during a period that they themselves named “the Renaissance” during the 14th and 15th centuries.