User talk:Marshallsumter/Keynote lectures (draft)/Middle Ages

Merge
Both pages seem to cover the same topic, though as it stands Medieval History seems to be more of an organizational page with this seems more like a learning resource. The Jade Knight 03:15, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree. Kill Middle Ages. CsikosLo 03:52, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Course
Middle Ages reads more like a syllabus or course resource than a lecture. Medieval History is a sign up sheet to determine interest, which there has been. The interest is there but the course is not!

Google Scholar lists about 1,120,000 results for "Middle Ages", but only 62,800 for "Medieval History". Wikipedia is hit on the Web with Middle Ages. Google Web search has about 712,000 results for "Medieval History" and about 1,820,000 for "Middle Ages".

The problem with both of these resource titles is that their focus is Mediterranean cultures from the 5th to the 15th century. Britannica.com: "The period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance".

These pages are about in the same or worse condition as World History. Medieval History is listed at the School:History as a course in development.

An old set of volumes from my book shelf called "Illustrated World History" (from the 1930's) refers to several periods from about 732 to about 1396 as a world of Nations. Perhaps a better title is National history or History of nations. It could be put together rather quickly from each of the national histories already listed in the school with additions from just before say about 476 to 732.

If the interest is primarily mediterranean cultures, why not Mediterranean cultures/Middle Ages. History is implied in the title. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 16:54, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
 * "Middles Ages" and "Medieval History" are not equivalent. "History of the Middle Ages" results in 5.6k results.  "Medieval History" gives 89.1k results.  "Middle Ages" leads to 1,540k results, while "medieval" has 2,700k results.  If the goal is to talk about History, "medieval history" is the better term.  The Jade Knight (d'viser) 03:22, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
 * With an interest in Geochronology, I'm probably not the best to talk about History. You are far better informed on Medieval history. We could easily have both and Wikiversity would be better for it! What do you think? --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 22:26, 25 September 2017 (UTC)