1. Introduction to the Middle Ages

5. BUT WAIT!!
Before we dive in to the fun stuff, we need to explore when this time period began and where it got its names….

6. When people use the terms Medieval Times, Middle Ages, and Dark Ages they are generally referring to the same period of time between AD.

7. Middle Ages
This term is fitting because this time period lies between ancient and modern times.

8. Medieval Times
Medieval comes from the Latin term medium aevum, which means “middle age”

9. Dark Ages
Historians once called the early middle ages the “Dark Ages” because they focused on the problems of the time:
Lack of a central government
Widespread disease (plague)
Long religious wars
Little access to education
Lack of technological or cultural development

10. Two Middle Ages The Early Middle Ages: (500-1000AD)
Most believe the time period starts with the Fall of Rome in 476AD
The Later Middle Ages: ( AD)
Most believe the period ends with Columbus landing in the Americas in 1492