Europe In A Dark Age

Many people cannot agree on whether the European Middle Ages were “Dark Ages” or an “Early Renaissance”. A Dark Age is a time during which a civilization undergoes a decline, while a Renaissance is a new period of growth or activity. Even though there is an equal amount of evidence for both the Dark Ages and the Early Renaissance, some pieces were more effective than others. The European Middle Ages was an Early Renaissance because citizens started to begin new lives as different roles, the feudal system was slowly being forgotten, and the Magna Carta was published.

When people associate things with the word “dark” there mainly referring to things that are evil, bad or have an evil look. So when you put the label “Dark ages” on the Middle ages, you make the assumption that it was not a good time. But you’d be mistaken, it was completely the opposite. Though not much revolution took place in the early Middle Ages, the people were happy and content, and "the Dark Ages" just doesn’t fit with that, it’s not a accurate label to put on the Middle Ages.

For the Europeans during the ‘Dark Ages’ these times were indeed dark and dreary, things were however, picking up in other parts of the world. For me personally, I believe that had the Dark Ages not occurred, Europe’s standing as a modern superpower would not, and could not have occurred as I believe that the ‘Dark Ages’ was the forerunner of the Renaissance and Industrial Revolution could not have been possible. Europe’s status as a superpower and (at one stage home to three biggest empires throughout history), the world would

There were many events that showed that Europe was really going through a dark age. Here is why. For example, Document B discusses that Europe was in a dark age because the population was suffering from a huge drop in population, education, arts, and more around 476AD-1100AD also known as the "Period of Decline". This document states, "Cities grew smaller and in some cases practically disappeared, and Western Europe became a region of poor farming communities, each practically isolated from the rest of the world". Another example that shows Europe was in a dark age is from "The Black Death Homework", and it shows that the black death was so dangerous that it spread and killed almost half the population. This

Europe was in a Dark Age because they went through tragic and disastrous events. Such as the crusades and the black death. The Crusades shows that Europe was in a dark age because there is war, violence, and chaos. According to Document A, “ Some of our

The Black Death was a major part of Europe being in a dark age. The Black death is a huge example of Disease, which proves that Europe was a dark age. According to the Black Death Document A, it states,“In all the city there was nothing to do but carry the deed to a burial.” This proves that many people died due to the Black Death. As well as the Black Death, the crusades also contributed to Europe being a dark age. The crusades were a religious war between the Christians and Muslims. According to Document A, “Some of our men (and this was more merciful) cut off the heads of their enemies; others shot them with arrows, so that they fell from the towers.” With this evidence you can see

The American Cyclopaedia describes The Dark Ages as a “period of intellectual depression in the history of Europe.” This means that the term The Dark Ages was just another name for the early middle ages in Europe. There wasn’t much evidence about the time available, historians didn’t know much about it and so they say that the period was “in the dark.” Over time, people began using it as a term for all the middle ages. Instead of basing these theories off of their lack of information, historians just assumed that the people and life at the time were “dark” also. Now they have discovered more documents from that time, and so it isn’t seeming as “dark” anymore.

The “Dark ages” was found by an Italian scholar, Petrarch, in the 1300s. The term Dark Age was used to explain the period (movie talk-dark ages).The Dark Age could be in a growth age or a dark age. This is applied to “dark” and “light”. This can be argued by the evidence of what is going on during 500AD-1500AD. The debate between Europe being in a Dark Age or growth age is based off of how well the evidence supports the statement and this judgment is clearly stated that Europe is NOT in a dark age based on all the supported evidence.

The term “Dark Age” was used to by an Italian Scholar named Petrarch, who compared the “dark” to the classical period before. Medieval Europe was from 500 to 1500 AD, which included the Crusades and the Black Death. Europe, during the time 500 to 1500 AD, was a dark age because there was violence, war, and disease. Europe was in a dark age.

These examples show how Europe was in a dark age. Europe was not in a dark age because of the many events that happened. These events actually helped Europe not become a dark age. For example, Document F discusses Europe had so much money and used that money to buy products and materials

Because of the Black Death, Crusades, and violent laws, one may consider that Europe was in a dark age from 500 to 1500 AD. Violence, chaos, and death are three contributing factors that the Black Death had on European citizens from the 14th century until the 17th century. An Estimated 450 million people have died from this terrible Plague. According to Black Death document, “[The Black Death] was such a frightful thing that when it got into a house, as was said, no one remained." The Crusades impacted Medieval European society because of violent war and gory death. As stated in the Crusades Document, " Indeed, it was a just and splendid judgment of God that this place should be filled with the blood of the unbelievers, since it had suffered so long from their blasphemies." Loss of a hand and 60 lashes were some of the punishments of European

In the 1330's Petrarch, Italian Scholar, created the long lasting term "Dark Age" (Movie talking Dark Age). This explains the light and dark of learning. Was the time period between 500 AD and 1500 AD really a "Dark Age" for Europe? Some people fee Europe was in dark age . Some people feel it that Europe was in a time of Growth and prosperity. During this time period, events like the Black Death, the Crusades and the Magna Carta helped and destroyed Europe. Europe was in a period of Growth , even though it had to suffer through many dark time.

It is not appropriate for The Middle Ages to be called The Dark Ages because in the Magna Carta there were rules of not imprisoning or exiling people unless it was something to do with breaking the law. But there were two important documents that contained very important ideas. Plus the monarchy must obey the law. There were also many laws made within 1628-1679.

There were many reasons why europe was brought out of the dark ages and into the modern age. Some of the reasons we went into the dark ages, was because of diseases, superstition, and unhealthy sanitary conditions. The Bubonic plague in 1340, also known as the “black death” was a disease that killed over 60% of the population. With people just dropping dead the europeans were completing their bucket list wishes, like murdering people so the world was a dangerous place at the time and many people tried to stay from the people and disease because the it was airborne. The europeans unhealthy sanitary conditions, were a big part of why they died. For example, when they went to the bathroom they would relieve themselves in buckets, and tuck it a corner or under their

There are multiple reasons that led Europe to rise out of the dark ages. One of the factors that caused Europe to be successful once again is gaining knowledge from foreign developed civilizations. European travelers were introduced to new inventions,spices,ideas,education/literature and many other influences from the east. The invention of literature had an impact to the Europeans society because there was little information available and so literature was a main cause that ended the dark