| End | Lasted for over a millennium |
| Start | Earlier than our timeline |
| Period | |
| Class systems | New class systems |
| Economic system | New economic ideologies |
| Religious conflict | Earlier religious conflicts and reformation |
| Early globalization | Later Middle Ages saw the beginnings of early globalization |
| Reason for progress | Increased exchange of ideas between the Byzantine Empire and Arab Caliphate |
| Technological progress | Rapid technological progress |
| Reason for globalization | Trade networks spread across continents |
| Result of religious conflict | Greater religious pluralism in society |
