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  2. Medieval demography - Wikipedia

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    Medieval demography is the study of human demography in Europe and the Mediterranean during the Middle Ages. It estimates and seeks to explain the number of people who were alive during the Medieval period, population trends, life expectancy, family structure, and related issues.

  3. High Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    A map of medieval universities and major monasteries with library in 1250. Philosophical and scientific teaching of the Early Middle Ages was based upon few copies and commentaries of ancient Greek texts that remained in Western Europe after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Most of them were studied only in Latin as knowledge of Greek ...

  4. Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Middle Ages c. AD 500 – 1500 A medieval stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180, depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrative Including Early Middle Ages High Middle Ages Late Middle Ages Key events Fall of the Western Roman Empire Spread of Islam Treaty of Verdun East–West Schism Crusades Magna Carta Hundred Years' War Black Death Fall of ...

  5. Historical urban community sizes - Wikipedia

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    Estimating population sizes before censuses were conducted is a difficult task. [1] Neolithic settlements. Town Location 7000 BC 6000 BC 5000 BC 4000 BC 3800 BC ...

  6. Demographics of Europe - Wikipedia

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    The population of Europe in 2015 was estimated to be 741 million according to the United Nations, [12] which was slightly less than 11% of the world population. The precise figure depends on the exact definition of the geographic extent of Europe. The population of the European Union (EU) was 509 million as of 2015. [13]

  7. Medieval map reveals Oxford students once made city ... - AOL

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    Murder rate in medieval Oxford said to be 50 times higher than in 21st century English cities Medieval map reveals Oxford students once made city England’s ‘murder capital’ Skip to main content

  8. Crisis of the late Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    Much of the medieval peasants' protein was obtained from dairy, and milk shortages likely caused nutritional deficiency in the European population. Famine and pestilence, exacerbated with the prevalence of war during this time, led to the death of an estimated ten to fifteen percent of Europe's population. [19] [20]

  9. Early Middle Ages - Wikipedia

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    The Eastern Roman or "Byzantine" Empire aimed to retain control of the trade routes between Europe and the Orient, which made the Empire the richest polity in Medieval Europe. Making use of their sophisticated warfare and superior diplomacy, the Byzantines managed to fend off assaults by the migrating barbarians.