Question

Explain at least 3 reasons why Europe’s “Dark Ages” were so dark!

Answer 1

Answer:

The Dark Ages is the name by which the first part of the Middle Ages is known, which elapsed from the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the 1000s.

Its name refers to obscurity as a synonym for the lack of available information regarding the historical and political events of the time, while no important historical pieces are preserved in this regard.

On the other hand, this name refers to the lack of cultural and artistic development of the time, which in contrast to the previous (development of the Greek and Roman arts) and later (the Renaissance), obviously lacks great artistic demonstrations .

Finally, it refers to darkness in a negative sense, classifying the time as a violent period, marked by feudal wars and religious confrontations such as the Crusades.