The Dark Ages was referencing the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance which is the 5th – 14th centuries. It was implied that this period saw little scientific and cultural advancement...
Explanation:
The Dark Ages were not good for anyone unless you were on the bottom 90% of the society...then the falling of the Western Empire meant an improvement. Slaver vanishes, the burdens of taxes on you were decreased, society became less confusing, regional production improved and people were in most cases, taller and healthier than during the Late Imperial period. The fact that all Continental Barbarian nations adopted Latin language and Roman law and attempted to salvage what salvageable was, meant civilization did not collapse altogether. If you were on the top 10% of the society, the Dark Ages were a catastrophe; the Empire was gone, as was the international trade, literacy had collapsed with the papyrus trade and hyperinflation had meant monetary trade had collapsed and replaced with barter trade.
Answer: The right of revolution is important to the authors of the Declaration of Independence, because sometimes the government gets corrupt, and the citizens deserve the right to rebel, and gain back their independence.
The Ark of the Covenant had the stone tablets with the commandments in it, It was used to communicate with God and it is said that he would appear over it when priests came to it. It is hard to say what happened to it since there is not much evidence to say it ever existed. Even if it did exists it most likely had no magical powers