medieval
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It lay on the medieval spice route between Asia, the Middle East and Europe, and its strategic position made it a target for colonial occupation, most importantly by Italy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Christendom, in the medieval world of the Crusades, was Europe against the Islamic world.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Just because the strident crunch of Freya Ridings' recent singles conjures up images of a medieval army riding into battle, that doesn't mean she's a warrior queen blessed with bottomless self-confidence.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
To ordinary churchgoers, the God of medieval imagination appeared distant and inscrutable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Water-wheels were known to the ancient Greeks and Romans but were far from common; thanks to an early medieval proto-industrial Revolution, they quickly became widespread around the end of the first millennium CE.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing medieval
"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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