Indicate the chronological framework of the Middle Ages and its stages.

It is impossible to determine the exact chronological framework of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages came at the end of the 5th century, when the Roman Empire collapsed. Opinions about the end of this historical era vary. It is generally accepted that it ended by the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th centuries.

Stages of the Middle Ages:

Early Middle Ages: late 5th – mid 11th centuries.
High (classical Middle Ages): mid-11th – late 15th centuries).
Late Middle Ages (early modern times): XVI-XVII centuries.