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What is another name for the dark ages?
Oh, dude, the Dark Ages are like that awkward phase in history where everyone was just kind of stumbling around in the dark, figuratively and literally. It's also known as the Medieval period, you know, when knights were all about chivalry and jousting and stuff. So yeah, the Dark Ages, the Medieval period, whatever you want to call it, it was a wild time.
What political trend kept German states separate during the Middle Ages?
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Why was the Anglo-Saxon period called the dark ages?
The term Dark Ages applies to all of Europe for the period of about 476 to 1000 AD. The Anglo-Saxons, coincidentally, happened to have kingdoms in England at the time. The term Dark Ages is applied to a time when people were not writing much, and presumably not well educated. By convention, the European Dark Ages are regarded as having been the time from the fall of the Roman Empire to about the year 1000 AD. In the case of Britain, the Dark Ages are often regarded as continuing until 1066, because that is a time when there was an important dynastic change. It is pretty easy to argue that Britain had higher levels of education than much of Western Europe during this time. Anglo Saxon schools began opening as soon as the Anglo Saxons were being converted to Christianity. King Alfred the Great had very progressive educational policies, including a goal of a generally available system of education for all of the level of freeman and higher, to be taught in English. Secular poetry was being written in English. Books of history were written by various authors. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was being kept in a variety of places. It is a pretty bad term, because it is descriptive, but does not describe things accurately.
Why was it imperative that scheherazade keep the king entertained?
Scheherazade keep the king entertained by telling him intriguing stories, which it kept her alive for 1,001 nights.
What is the modern myth about bathing in the middle ages?
There is a widespread belief that people did not bathe in the Middle Ages. This myth arises because bathing went out of practice during the Renaissance, when people worried that it was unhealthy and rich people could afford perfume. Since we have a tendency to regard the Renaissance as a period of improvement, we often ascribe anything about it that was unpleasant to the Middle Ages. During most of the Middle Ages, however, people regarded cleanliness as next to godliness, and kept themselves very clean. There is a link below.
