The original meaning of the word philosophy comes froms the greek roots philo meaning "Love" and sophos, or "Wisdom".
The reason why earlier historians consider the medieval periods the "dark ages: is : the era seemed less important than the renaissance and the roman empire
there was no significant societal progress during this age
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The most important reason that the Confederate States needed to be recognized was to better its trade with Europe. It was different if the Europeans were trading with a set nation rather than a large chunk of land that wanted nothing to do with the Union, a big part of the trade at the time.