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1. Middle Ages

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   Chronology and Periodization
   The beginning of the Middle Ages is most commonly associated with the deposition of Romulus Augustulus in 476 CE, signaling the final collapse of centralized imperial authority in the West. The end date is less precisely defined, often pegged to significant markers such as the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492, or the advent of the printing press.
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