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gptkbp:instanceOf
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climatic period
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Medieval_Climate_Optimum
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gptkbp:cause
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changes in ocean circulation
decreased volcanic activity
increased solar activity
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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warmer temperatures
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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gptkb:Modern_Warm_Period
gptkb:Little_Ice_Age
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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causes
global extent
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gptkbp:duration
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about 300 years
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gptkbp:effect
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Norse colonization of Greenland
agricultural expansion in Europe
vine cultivation in England
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gptkbp:endDate
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c. 1250 AD
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gptkbp:evidence
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gptkb:historical_documents
ice cores
lake sediments
tree rings
glacier advances and retreats
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Little_Ice_Age
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gptkbp:hasUncertainty
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magnitude of warming
regional variability
timing and duration
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Medieval Warm Period
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:volcanic_activity
ocean currents
solar cycles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:North_Atlantic_region
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Norse_settlement_in_Greenland
population growth in Europe
expansion of agriculture in Scandinavia
vineyards in England
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Dark_Ages_Cold_Period
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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history
climatology
paleoclimatology
climate variability
global warming debate
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gptkbp:startDate
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c. 950 AD
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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historians
climate scientists
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Great_Famine_of_1315–1317
gptkb:Little_Ice_Age
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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