from Normandy ), led by William the Conqueror attack and defeat the Britains (a blend of the Britons and Anglo-Saxons) at the Battle of Hastings ? the 3rd language is introduced- -French ? French culture and French literature arrives the Middle Ages 500 – 1500 AD NEW NOTES What are the Middle Ages? ? A period in European history marked by the fall of the Western Roman Empire and lasting until the beginning of the Renaissance. (roughly 500 – 1500 AD) ? Divided into three periods: Early, High, and Late ?“ Medieval ” is an adjective used to describe things associated with the Middle Ages. ? Some scholars, especially those during the Renaissance and Enlightenment periods, viewed the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages, a time when civilization was mired in superstition and ignorance
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