context: The Middle Ages [1] or the Middle Ages [1] is the name given to the time period in European history that spanned from the fifth century until the fifteenth century AD . It started with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and lasted until the Renaissance and exploration. The medieval period is the second period between the traditional divisions of Western history: the ancient, middle, and modern period. The Middle Ages themselves are divided into three periods: the early, middle, and late periods.
question: What are the Middle Ages?
answers.text: the name given to the time period in European history that spanned from the fifth century until the fifteenth century AD