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The Viking raids began in 793 AD with a raid on Lindisfarne. The Viking Age ended during the 9th and 10th centuries. There are authors who place the date ending the age at 1066, but calling the French speaking Normans who invaded England Vikings because their ancestors were Vikings a hundred years earlier might be stretching a point a bit too much.
There is a link to an article on the Viking Age below.
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The first part of the middle ages marked by a decline of art and learning?
the dark ages
The economic revolution that took place in the middle ages was a result of the what?
One economic revolution of the Middle Ages was the rise of banking, which resulted in large part from the destruction of the Knights Templar.
What occurrence was considered at the end of the roman empire and the beginning of the dark ages?
The event which historians consider as marking the end of the western part of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Middle Ages (not dark ages) is the deposition of Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the western part of the empire in 476.
Is there a better name for the Dark Ages?
It is probably better to refer to the Dark Ages as the Early Middle Ages, if the time intended is 476 to 1000 AD. Otherwise, it is better to refer to the time as the Middle Ages, or part of the Middle Ages. The term dark ages is based on the idea that this was a time of ignorance and lack of intellectual development, which is not the case. The decline in intellectual activity began in the second or third century, and was largely complete by the year 476. During the so-called Dark Ages, there was a slow growth in learning. Schools were being opened during the entire period, architecture was developing, things were being invented, at least one encyclopedia was written, and commerce was slowly improving.
The most powerful leader in western Europe during the early part of the Middle Ages was?
Charlemagne was without doubt the most powerful man in western Europe in the Early Middle Ages. He ruled a country that included most or all of current France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Belgium, along with major parts of Italy and Austria.
What was the first part of the Middle Ages?
the dark ages
Where the name Middle Ages come from?
the middle ages name cums from the phrase middle is the centre and the ages part cums from the ages ago phrase ha ha
Is 1911 a part of the Middle Ages?
No.
What era was between 1300 and 1350?
This was part of the middle ages, and is known as the late middle ages.
Is William Shakespeare a part of the early middle ages?
William Shakespeare lived during the Renaissance, after the Middle Ages were over.
What is the first part of the middle ages as marked by a decline of art and learning?
Dark Ages
The first part of the middle ages marked by a decline of art and learning?
the dark ages
What is the first part of the middle ages marked by a decline of art and learning?
Dark Ages
What did the Europeans during the Middle Ages have the least geographic knowledge of?
Europeans during the Middle Ages were only aware of the 3 connected continents they were part of: Europe, Asia, and Africa. they had no knowledge of what is now referred to as the Western Hemisphere, nor of the islands of the Pacific. Voyages of discovery where they encountered the Americas and Australia did not occur until the Renaissance and Antarctica was even later.
What beliefs did people have in the Middle Ages?
For the most part in the middle ages the main religion was Christian, but it all depends on the culture and/ or country you go to.
Hellenistic period belongs to middle age?
The Hellenistic period is part of the Ancient world, not to the Middle Ages.
When were swords an important part in middle ages?
because god said so
