Clarification:
I found the document online.
Answer:
1. This document is a secondary source.
2. It was written in 1954.
3. According to this textbook the "Dark Ages" lasted from 476 to about 1100 C.E.
4. According to this textbook, the "early Middle Ages" were a "Dark Age" because civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism.
5. The similarity between this textbook and the American Cyclopaedia entry is that both texts talk about barbarian supremacy. However, the main difference is that the American Cyclopaedia talks about an education revival.
Explanation:
To complete this exercise, you have to read the document that has the excerpt of the textbook called The Record of Mankind written by Roehm, A., Buske, M., Webster, H. & Wesley, E.
The textbook explains that the <u>chief cause of the semi-barbarism was the lack of a government which could keep order.</u>
Before the Revolution
France was a monarchy ruled by the king. The king had total power over the government and the people. The people of France were divided into three social classes called "estates." The First Estate was the clergy, the Second Estate was the nobles, and the Third Estate was the commoners. (google)
During the Old Kingdom, Egyptian rulers or pharaohs were seen as gods in human form by the common people. These pharaohs held the ultimate power in terms of ruling and owning the land. Due to the Egyptian people's belief that pharaohs were god, they entrusted many responsibilities to the ruler.
