Medieval history, throughout its passage through the classrooms, has been biased because of the conditioning that describes this historical period as a dark era, with no contribution to humanity. However, the teaching in the classroom makes it possible to evidence how important this legacy is in today's society, since it is fundamental to understand and teach the Middle Ages as a time of significant contributions in the political, economic, social, and cultural fields; with different perspectives regarding teaching the Middle Ages that have been developed in different contexts. Thus, this article seeks to evaluate the importance of the understanding and teaching of the Middle Ages as a historical period of significant contributions, based on three fundamental objectives: identifying the approaches in the historiographic field in order to glimpse the shortcomings and successes that have taken place in the understanding of this period; analyzing the proposals that have contributed to teach medieval history as an important process; and proposing the teaching of medieval history in such a way that allows young people to understand the valuable contributions of that historical period. That said, two fundamental postulates arise from the historical analysis guided towards teaching: the first one is the study of the Middle Ages from the current realities and experiences of students, and the second one is the opening of debate in the classroom.
