page_title: High Middle Ages
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: High Middle Ages / Religion
caption_attribution_description: English: The map of the eastern/western allegiances in 1054 with the former country borders. Please, even if you trust only the modern national points of view about the past, don't erase the existence of the orthodox slavs and others in Eastern Hungary (proven by slavonic inscriptions Црковнъ писаный). Thank you. Español: El mapa de las creencias en el este/oeste en 1054 con las fronteras del país anterior. Por favor, incluso si solo confía en los puntos de vista nacionales modernos sobre el pasado, no borre la existencia de Bogomils en los Balcanes y de los eslavos ortodoxos y otros en el este de Hungría (comprobado por las inscripciones eslavas Црковнъ писаный). Gracias. Deutsch: Karte über das Morgenländische Schisma mit den ehemaligen Landesgrenzen. Bitte, auch wenn Sie nur an moderne nationale Meinungen über die Vergangenheit glauben, löschen Sie nicht die Anwesenheit von Orthodoxen in Ostungarn, die durch die Inschriften Црковнъ писаный bewiesen werden. Danke. Magyar: A nagy kelet-nyugati egyházszakadás térképe az 1054-nek megfelelő határokkal.
context_page_description: The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history that lasted from around 1000 to 1250 CE. The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended around 1500 CE.
  Key historical trends of the High Middle Ages include the rapidly increasing population of Europe, which brought about great social and political change from the preceding era, and the Renaissance of the 12th century, including the first developments of rural exodus and of urbanization. By 1250, the robust population increase had greatly benefited the European economy, which reached levels that would not be seen again in some areas until the 19th century. That trend faltered during the Late Middle Ages because of a series of calamities, most notably the Black Death, but also numerous wars as well as economic stagnation.
  From around 780, Europe saw the last of the barbarian invasions and became more socially and politically organized. The Carolingian Renaissance stimulated scientific and philosophical activity in Northern Europe. The first universities started operating in Bologna, Paris, Oxford, Salamanca, Cambridge and Modena.
caption: The religious distribution after the East–West Schism in 1054
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