== moved from Ealdgyth's talk == 

 == Middle Ages as part of the Postclassical Era == 

 Why did you erase this paragraph?  If you believe this information is better addressed in a different part of the article, please suggest how.  However, your justification "unrelated to this article - which is specifically on the European period" does not seem to hold water at all.  European history is a part of world history, just as, say, French history is a part of European history.  Noting that the European Middle Ages are a part of larger trends in the Old World in the article about European Middle Ages is not just related information, but IMO absolutely required. 

 I'm sure there is an appropriate way that we can agree upon to include this information.  Please advise.  –     

 : (moved from my talk) The issue has been extensively discussed on the talk page of the article - the article deals with European history, so the first part is not needed. The rest of it was pretty much redundant - "In world history the Middle Ages coincide with the Postclassical Era and refer specifically to the history of Europe and the Mediterranean during this period." is already covered by the first paragraph of the same section. "As in other parts of the Old World, the postclassical period is marked by the expansion of complex society and urban life ("civilization") into new areas, such as Central and Eastern Europe;" is actually wrong - as the spread of those things only happened late in the Middle Ages - it's a gross oversimplification as "complex society" actually contracted until about 1000 AD or so. And "by the spread of world religions, such as Christianity and Islam; and by expanding communication and trade across all of Afro-Eurasia." is covered elsewhere in the body of the article - the sections on "Rise of Islam" and "new kingdoms" especially. Basically, that the information  you added was already IN the article - and it was not needed where it was. It read much like the lede section of an article but was duplication of the lede that already exists.  -