What is High Middle Ages?
[[Image:Paris_Notre-Dame,_July_2001.jpg|thumb|right|250px| The cathedral of [[Notre Dame de Paris]], whose construction began in 1163, is one of the finest examples of the High Middle Ages architecture.]] The '''High Middle Ages''' was the part of [[history of Europe|European history]] in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries (AD 1000–1299). Before the High Middle Ages came the [[Early Middle Ages]] (from the 5th century to approximately AD 1000). After the High Middle Ages came the [[Middle Ages#Late Middle Ages|Late Middle Ages]] (about AD 1300–1500). == References == {{history-stub}} [[Category:Middle Ages]]