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In general, the term "Dark Ages" refers to a period of intellectual darkness and economic regression. The most widely known such period in western civilization is the Middle Ages, or the Early Middle ages, depending on how you approach the history. There have been other such period of regression in other regions at other times, and these, too, have been characterized as dark ages. The most widely known from antiquity is the Greek "dark ages' that fell between the period of Minoan Civilization and the later, classic Greek Civilization.
The term is intended to draw a contrast between periods of "light" before and after the dark period.
For the European Dark Ages, the light period before is the Roman Empire and the light period after is the Reawakening, or Renaissance. The European Middle Ages are considered to run from the 5th to the 15th centuries, and the Early Middle Ages from the 5th to the 10th centuries.
While the term "Dark Ages" continues in popular use, historians of the 20th century have been less and less inclined to use the term because of increasing knowledge of accomplishments that occurred during that period and the negative connotations of the word "dark" in contrast to the preceding and following periods of "light."
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∙ 13y agoThe Dark Age is commonly known as a period of European history. It is also called the Early Middle Ages. It was between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the High Middle Ages.
It is known as the Dark Age because it was a period of cultural, political, technological, and economic degradation that occurred after the collapse of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire and Renaissance are referred to as "light" because of the great advances in culture, economy and technology. In the Dark Ages there were no such advances, and society went into a backwards state where people had simple lives and there was no government, or a very weak one, and barbarians ruled their own territories. There was little to no commerce because trading over long distances was too dangerous.
The Dark Ages ended when the High Middle Ages came. Barbarian attacks ceased, the European population grew, feudalism became popular, and trade began once again.
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What was period between the fall of rome and the renaissance called?
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Why did Athens emerge from the Dark Ages as a leading polis?
It had provided a safe haven during the Dark Ages
Did they were clothes during the dark ages?
People of the dark ages wore clothes, just as people in temperate climates have through all history.
Was indoor plumbing forgotten in the dark ages?
No
Where did the renaissance start after the dark ages?
Italy
Who invented the dark ages?
Who was the leader of the dark ages
Who labeled the Renaissance as dark ages?
The Renaissance was not labeled the "dark ages". Renaissance means "rebrith" and it came AFTER the "dark ages or the middle ages."
What is a another name for the Middle Ages?
Dark Ages and\or Medieval Ages
Rome before the dark ages vs during the dark ages?
Before. Rome fell in 410 AD which started the "dark ages"
What was the age known before the dark ages?
the age before the dark ages is the high middle ages
What are five chararistics of the dark ages?
dark ages, middle ages, medieval, feudal, age of faith.
Did the greek dark ages begin in 1150?
The Greek Dark Ages began in about the year 1200 BC. There is no exact year for their beginning. Clearly, the Greek Dark Ages and the Dark Ages were not the same thing, and they were not really related, as the Dark Ages began in the middle of the 5th century AD.
Is dark ages capitalized?
yes, you mainly see the Dark Ages capitalized
What was the period of art and learning that began in the 1300s?
dark ages The Rennaisance is what you are talking about, as the dark ages was around 800-1000. == ==
When and why did the dark age occur in ancient grecce?
There were two times called Dark Ages associated with Greece. The first was the Greek Dark Ages, which lasted from 1200 to 800 BC. The other was a period in the Early Middle Ages lasting from about 630 to 800 AD. This is a time in the Early Middle Ages, or Dark Ages, that is sometimes referred to as the Byzantine Dark Ages.
What was period between the fall of rome and the renaissance called?
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Did William rule during the renaissance or the dark ages?
He gained his crown in 1066 which is the start of the middle ages ( what you call the "dark ages").
