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Section sizes

Section size for Middle Ages (39 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	5,872	5,872
Terminology and periodisation	3,823	3,823
Sources	2,411	2,411
Later Roman Empire	6,828	6,828
Early Middle Ages	50	46,930
Post-Roman kingdoms	4,458	4,458
Byzantine survival	3,023	3,023
Western society	5,813	5,813
Rise of Islam	2,766	2,766
Trade and economy	2,373	2,373
Church life	5,966	5,966
Carolingian Europe	3,999	3,999
Breakup of the Carolingian Empire	4,200	4,200
New kingdoms and Byzantine revival	5,528	5,528
Architecture and art	6,550	6,550
Military and technology	2,204	2,204
High Middle Ages	48	47,725
Society	7,546	7,546
Economic revival	4,156	4,156
Church reforms	4,821	4,821
Rise of state power	12,647	12,647
Crusades	4,717	4,717
Intellectual life	5,000	5,000
Architecture and the arts	5,390	5,390
Technology and the military	3,400	3,400
Late Middle Ages	48	28,108
Society and economy	4,397	4,397
State resurgence	7,332	7,332
Collapse of Byzantium and rise of the Ottomans	3,438	3,438
Controversy in the church	4,113	4,113
Scholars, intellectuals, and exploration	3,678	3,678
Technological and military developments	2,042	2,042
Art and architecture	3,060	3,060
Modern perceptions and historiography	3,067	3,067
Notes	42	42
Citations	32	32
References	22,519	22,519
Further reading	6,565	6,565
External links	1,302	1,302
Total	175,224	175,224