ABSTRACT
Welcome to the Middle Ages! The Middle Ages are not just a straightforward part of world history taking place all over the globe. According to longaccepted agreement among historians, adopted by standard university curricula and standard textbooks all over the world, the Middle Ages are a period in Europe’s past that roughly covers the millennium between 500 and 1500 CE. Nowadays, the term ‘medieval’, with ‘feudal’ used as a regular alternative, often represents something backward and barbaric, which then is contrasted with more splendid cultures that preceded and followed the Middle Ages. Where did such ideas come from?
