to develop labels for the different historical ages by the important events which occurred within each of them. For example‚ the Dark Ages is a reference to the historical period within Europe in which there was a deterioration of the economic and social life. The deterioration was partly due to the degeneration of the Roman Empire. Each age can be labeled by the protruding theme which identifies the way which life was for those living in those ages. Although the 21st century is still a growing‚
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Do the Dark Ages deserve to be called dark? People believe that the Dark Ages lived up to its name. They tend to use the term Dark Ages‚ because many people died due to the Black Plague‚ crusades‚ and wars. There was also a large loss of knowledge during the Dark Ages. A large portion of the population forgot how to read and write‚ and inventions like cement were lost as well. Although‚ the majority of people in the Dark Ages forgot knowledge‚ the Dark Ages were not that dark‚ because the monasteries
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Charlemagne – ca. 500 – 1000 A.D. Charlemagne was a medieval emperor. He ruled during the time known as the Middle Ages which was from 500 A.D. to 1000 A.D. This time period is also called the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages were named that because we are not exactly sure what life was like during this time period because of the little information we have. The people in Western Europe had many different religions. Charlemagne was born into the Frank tribe which was a German tribe living in the area of northwest
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The Middle Ages or “The Dark Ages”‚ has quite a negative connotation‚ but is not quite as dark as you would think. The Dark Ages are referred to as the period of time during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Specifically‚ The 16th century was a very pivotal time in history that began in the year of 1501 AD and had changed the world from that point on. Many important events from within the century have shaped our world to be the way it is. One being in 1531 when the Church of England broke free
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Middle Ages should be labeled as The Dark Ages because barbarians invaded places‚ people fled from towns to forests and hills‚ and people were slaughtered. In addition to The Dark Ages the label Age of Faith is adequate because there were lots of loyalty and protection. The label Age of Feudalism is a poor label because there is very limited evidence to show that. The only evidence we have is that people owe service to a fief and the King and he will pay them back. In addition to The Age of Feudalism
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DARK AGES IN EUROPE Dark Ages is the term that was formerly used to describe the decline of Roman culture and the turmoil in Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Modern historians avoid the term with its implication that only Roman values were civilised values. Many Germanic peoples traveled through Italy‚ Germany‚ France‚ Spain and North Africa‚ settling wherever they could. Many groups formed their own kingdoms. The label employs traditional light-versus-darkness
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The Dark Ages was the time period of which brought back civilization several hundred years. Some of the key factors why the Dark Ages lasted so many years were because of war‚ leadership‚ and disease. Firstly‚ war played a very important part in the fall of Rome‚ and which was the reason the Dark Ages started. Leadership was the second greatest reason because the poor leadership the leaders demonstrated led to rash decisions‚ ultimately leading to what had happened in the Dark Ages. The last important
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The Dark Ages was a time of many systems and new innovations‚ but was very poorly recorded. From previous lessons about the Dark Ages prove that it wasn’t a time of Darkness‚ but simply a middle ground between the era or Ancient Greece and Rome and the Renaissance. Hence the name‚ The Middle Ages. The Dark Ages is an appropriate term to describe the Middle Ages only in the sense of lack of innovations and knowledge recorded for the easier connection of the Renaissance thinkers and the great knowledge
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Elements of the Dark Ages are still with us Today The Dark Ages were a low point in modern human history. They lasted for roughly a millennium from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the Renaissance Era in the 15th century. They are often referred to as the Dark Ages because of the lack of scientific/cultural progress in comparison to the eras surrounding it. It is infamous for the Catholic Church attempting to withhold knowledge that could possibly threaten their reign over the
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The Mayan Dark Age is No Longer a Mystery The main idea of this article is about how archaeologists have recently found what may have been the cause of the mayan “dark age”. The Mayan civilization was considered the most advanced for humans before the europeans arrived. The Mayans created a writing system‚ accurate maps‚ and huge pyramids that we can still see today. The Mayan dark age is an event that happened in 540 A.D. during a 100 year period the mayans stopped all research and construction
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