Antiquity and The middle ages: the preconditions of change and the fundamental differences
There are differences between the two epochs that essentially distinguish one from the other. In order for these differences to be formed, there must have been certain prerequisites that can be found in many ways in the history of the European peoples of late Antiquity (I-V centuries ad). The purpose of this work is to show the phenomena that influenced radically the thought, life, ideology and worldview of the subsequent Antiquity era, as well as structurally demonstrate the phenomena of the middle Ages that distinguish it from the past. The methods of our work are synthesis of the discovered material and analysis of historical events. This topic is relevant for the study of two eras and its disclosure is a strong help to understand the essence of many things of that time. In the course of our work, we have come to present a visual picture of the social structure of the middle Ages and Antiquity, the axiological series and features of thinking.