European society and culture since 1914. The Middle Ages in Western Europe was characterized by. Middle Ages Definition Timeline Facts History Most people in medieval society lived in villages there were few large towns. . Introduction Like all pre-industrial societies medieval Europe had a predominantly agricultural. High Middle Ages 1000-1200 The history of Europe from 950-1250 is one of political territorial cultural and economic expansion to a degree hardly conceivably at the beginning of the tenth century. The upper class was divided in two segments as the monastic monks and the aristocrats or nobles. The period is often considered to have its own internal divisions. Decline of the Roman Catholic Church. The idea of the Middle Ages The term and concept before the 18th century. Middle Ages the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the ...