The latest census in 2014 found that there were 1,864 giant pandas alive in the wild. While still very low, this represents a real success story, with numbers increasing from around 1,000 in the late 1970s.
In European history, the Middle Ages or Medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: Antiquity, Medieval period, and Modern period.The Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages.Depopulation, deurbanisation, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages.he Medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, the High, and the Late Middle Ages. Depopulation, deurbanisation, invasion, and movement of peoples, which had begun in Late Antiquity, continued in the Early Middle Ages.
General Introduction to the Medieval Period. When we think about the Medieval Period or the Middle Ages we often have a romanticised image of what life was like. Cinema is largely responsible for us associating such images with the period.n reality, however, life in the Middle Ages, was not necessarily so glamorous. The Medieval period is generally considered to extend from the fifth century to the fifteenth century in Western Europe. Living Conditions: People tended to live in small communities and there was a central lord or master.