The Fall Of Rome And The Renaissance

The middle ages are often identified as the Dark Age because of the Black Death, invasions by the Barbarians, and because of lack of enlightenment for the common people. A plague most likely originating from Asia spread throughout Europe. Towns and

The term “dark ages” comes from Petrarch, who was an Italian scholar that lived after the dark ages, and compared it to the classical era. Medieval Europe happened from 500 AD to 1500 AD, also known as the medieval period in Europe. It is called “the dark age” because of the disease, famine, murder, chaos, and death that happened during that time.

During this age, everything going on was either bad or had a bad side to it. For instance, there was a plague called the Bubonic Plague. (Doc 6). This plague was extremely contagious and dangerous, consequently the doctors had to wear outfits made out of cloth or leather to protect themselves. (Doc 6). This disease killed 25 million Europeans. Moreover, there was also invasions going on during this time. These invasions had many negative effects on Europeans. For instance, the invasions caused trade to cease. (Doc 7). Also, the invasions caused lots of terror, and the terror led to Europeans moving to hard-to-reach areas. (Doc 7). The people who caused all of this; the invaders, were the Moors and Magyars. (Doc 7). Not to mention, there were more invasions during the Middle Ages. These invaders were the Northmen, they caused lots of damage. (Doc 8). They burned down the town of Dordrecht and took many goods back with them. (Doc 8). Similarly, there were slaughters in Rochester, Quentovic, and London. (Doc 8). The Dark Ages is a perfect label for the Middle Ages because many bad events were happening and death was the outcome. Furthermore, everything going on also had a dark side. For example, the religion; the churches had a dark side. Popular cities has large, tall churches; cathedrals. To be exact, these churches were called Gothic Cathedrals because of its architecture style. (Doc 9). These cathedrals

The word dark ages is referred as Barbaric times and Intellectual Depression. The historians called it intellectual depression because they think that the little knowledge and invention and innovations is why very little came from the Middle Ages. Many historians didn't give it much thought before labeling it because it was only in the beginning of the Middle Ages that not much happened. But they grouped it all and came to the depiction of labeling it the "Dark Age". Over time, "Dark Ages" also lost meaning. When historians first had first used the term, it was meant as a time of darkness where nothing came out.

First, “The Dark Ages” was the time that followed the collapse of the Western Roman Empire but before the Renaissance from the 5th to 15th century. Very few writings survived during the Dark Ages, so most believe that people during this time were illiterate;

The middle ages are often identified as the Dark Age because of the Black Death, invasions by the Barbarians, and because of lack of enlightenment for the common people. A plague most likely originating from Asia spread throughout Europe. Towns and even large cities

The dark ages, a time period spanning from 500 AD until 1500 AD, is commonly perceived as the worst time in history, solely because of its name. When asked “What is the dark ages generally known for?” many people respond with the black plague or great famines. The main reason for this title is in fact due to a lack of written records and documents lost to history. In reality, the dark ages were not really that dark because a humanitarian king shaped European ideals, religion kept culture alive, and many historical and scientific progressions occurred.

There is many reasons why the middle ages should indeed be called an “Dark Age”. To begin with, the Middle Ages should be called “A dark Age” because of the destruction in everyday life during this time period. For example in document eleven it describes the black death, what it was, and how it affected everyday life, “The victims died almost immediately. They would swell beneath the armpits and in the groin,and fall over while talking. Father abandoned child, wife, husband, one brother another; for this illness seemed to strike through breath and sight.”

The dark ages were a time where chaos ruled everything and no one felt safe. The term dark age came from an Italian Scholar named Petrarch. He called it the dark age because he compared it to the classical period before. In the dark ages many terrifying things happened like the Black Death, the crusades, the viking attacks, and many more. Europe was in a dark age from 500 to 1500 AD.

After the Fall of Rome, the Dark Ages occurred during the Middle Ages in Western Europe, France, Germany and Italy. The term “Dark Age” is an accurate description for Western Europe despite the formation of feudalism and the united church. The severity of disease, such as the plague, killed millions of people and lead to society not having the desire to prosper with education . These reasons, among others, demonstrate that Western Europe was truly a Dark Age.

The first reason this time period is not a “Dark Age” is that the education in Europe improved. In Document F, the texts states that “Universities were founded all throughout Europe.” They introduced a new form of education in Spain to France, England, and Italy that replaced the monastery and church schools. Document E states that people studied liberal arts in school. Most people from the Middle Ages wanted greatly to learn from philosophers.

The term dark ages means that people were in darkness compared to the classical period before them. Before the dark ages people raised glorious structures and had good health. There was a lot of trade and wealth, but now people lived in small towns, and they were isolated. There were lots of diseases, and there was violence throughout the city. Francesco Petrarch was an European scholar comparing present time to the classical period before them.

Over twelve centuries ago, the Dark Ages marked the years in between the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of the Renaissance period. Little technological improvement, no major civilizations, as well as diseases like the bubonic plague were part of the reasons why this time period was known as has been named the Dark Ages. Nobles were heads of their manors and one of the most popular jobs was serfdoms, working lands in exchange for protection if their was war. Manors were secluded by hills, moats and extensive land for ultimate protection. However, over twelve hundred years later our societies have advanced significantly and many new technologies have emerged. Over those years, three major ways our cultures have differed from each other was through the importance of religion, the presence of war in everyday life and through the way people are perceived.

The Renaissance was a period of great change. After all, Renaissance means the rebirth and/ or revitalization of a society. The new style flourished and slowly but surely would begin to replace the Gothic style of architecture. Living in Florence, Italy you would have experienced firsthand the transition of the architecture. It was presumed that Rome would see the changes first but it simply did not work out that way. One dynamic change to the architectural style would be the use of pillars. The use of pillars was originally used for just show purposes. Italian architects found a way to have them as a support system for their Renaissance projects. This was a new way of building and most definitely was beneficial to the citizens of Europe. In

Under the feudalism, numerous small kingdoms ruled Europe. this began to change with the development of England and France as nations during the 1100s and 1200s. William the conquerer led a group known as the normans in conquering all of England. in France, the nobles who ruled paris gradually increased their power and territory until they ruled much of the land. eventually, England and France became unified countries under a single government or ruler. As a result, individuals lords and landowners lost much of their power. The Feudal way of life also suffered a setback with the onset of widespread plague and the hundred years’ war during the 1300s.the deadly plague led to a large population decline throughout Europe. this meant that there