The event that ended the Middle Ages is often credited to the Crusades. The retrieval of ancient knowledge, and some newer science, due to prolonged contact with Muslims revived academia in Europe, which became an extremely important factor in starting the Renaissance.
The rise of banking was one of the things that happened as the Middle Ages drew to an end. There were possibly banks in some market places at the end of the Middle Ages, but there certainly would have been none during most of the Middle Ages.
The end of the Roman empire up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is the period known as the Dark Ages. The end of the Dark Ages is often counted as the beginning of the Middle Ages in British History.
No
Quick answer: Sort of. Slightly longer answer: Most scholars do not use the term "Dark Ages." This term usually refers to the period from the end of antiquity up until approximately the year 1000 C.E. Most scholars refer to this period as the Early Middle Ages. The is followed by the "High Middle Ages", 1000-1300, and the "Late Middle Ages" from 1300-1500.
Depends on your viewpoint, where you live. As the end of the Middle Ages are hard to define. Scholars are still arguing about it. There could be many events. Here in England some class the Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485 as the end of the Middle Ages. In other countries other events such as the Capture of Constantinople or the end of the Hundred Years War both 1453 as the end. Others as late as the start of the Reformation in 1517. Both the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance (the rebirth of art, science and learning) brought an end to the Middle Ages.
The Christian Church was the single most powerful social organization in Europe from the Middle Ages to the end of the Victorian era.
The Middle Ages started in "1100 - 1520"
The Middle Ages began in the 5th century and end in the 15th century.
The rise of banking was one of the things that happened as the Middle Ages drew to an end. There were possibly banks in some market places at the end of the Middle Ages, but there certainly would have been none during most of the Middle Ages.
Kingdom of Armenia - Middle Ages - ended in 1045.
The end of the Roman empire up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is the period known as the Dark Ages. The end of the Dark Ages is often counted as the beginning of the Middle Ages in British History.
1450s
No
Quick answer: Sort of. Slightly longer answer: Most scholars do not use the term "Dark Ages." This term usually refers to the period from the end of antiquity up until approximately the year 1000 C.E. Most scholars refer to this period as the Early Middle Ages. The is followed by the "High Middle Ages", 1000-1300, and the "Late Middle Ages" from 1300-1500.
middle of the 11th century to the end of the 15th century
Depends on your viewpoint, where you live. As the end of the Middle Ages are hard to define. Scholars are still arguing about it. There could be many events. Here in England some class the Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485 as the end of the Middle Ages. In other countries other events such as the Capture of Constantinople or the end of the Hundred Years War both 1453 as the end. Others as late as the start of the Reformation in 1517. Both the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance (the rebirth of art, science and learning) brought an end to the Middle Ages.
The end of the Roman Empire.