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Early College and CCP: RCEC- Brit Lit - Medieval & Renaissance

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Click on the database link above and then click on Time Periods. You will be prompted to enter your Rowan-Cabarrus username (lastname.i.#####) and password.

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Terminology & Dates

Medieval Period or Middle Ages - roughly the fall of the Roman Empire in 476CE to the beginning of the Renaissance, around 1500CE

The Middle Ages can be broken down into:

- The Early Middle Ages, immediately following the collapse of the Roman empire, around 500-1000CE. Sometimes called the "Dark Ages"

- The High Middle Ages, around 1000-1300CE

- The Late Middle Ages, around 1300-1500CE

The Renaissance describes the period from 1520-1650.

Several other periods overlap with the Renaissance:

The Tudor Period 1485 - 1603

English Reformation Era - 1527- 1603, when England broke with the Catholic Church and the Church of England was formed.

The Elizabethan Era - covers the reign of Queen Elizabeth I from 1558 to 1603

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Difference Between Middle Ages and Renaissance - Comparison Summary