The Middle Ages was a dynamic period and it shaped European identity and development ,stimulated in part by Europe's interactions by other cultures in Eurasia and the Mediterranean.
In today's society, many of the basic social and political patterns and institutions are from the thos Middle Ages.Clear political boundaries and cultural identities emerged in the British Isles, France, Germany, Italy, eastern Europe, Iberia, and Scandinavia. Between 1000 and 1300, a chain reaction of developments in economy, society, and political life contributed to new trends in religion, scholarship, literature, and other arts—trends that shaped European culture to the present day.