If you are talking about the period in European history, then no, they weren't literally dark. Of course there was still night and day.
The Dark Ages refers to the Early Middle Ages, the period of cultural, political, technological, and economic degradation that occurred after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire and Renaissance are referred to as "light" because of the great advances in culture, economy and technology. In the Dark Ages there were no such advances, and society went into a backwards state where people had simple lives and there was no government, or a very weak one, and barbarians ruled their own territories. There was little to no commerce because trading over long distances was too dangerous.
The Dark Ages ended when the High Middle Ages came. Barbarian attacks ceased, the European population grew, feudalism became popular, and trade began once again.
The Middle Ages began in the 5th century and end in the 15th century.
Burlap was probably available in India during the Middle Ages, but it was not exported from India until the 19th century. I would assume it was not available in medieval Europe.
It is roughly the 5th century to the 15th century. The middle ages timeline is normally regarded as being from 410 to 1485, the death of King Richard III.
The 14th century was in the Middle Ages or medieval times, but the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th century to the 15th, and so included much more.
The pillory was predominantly used from the late Middle Ages through the 18th century, particularly in Europe and colonial America. It served as a public punishment device for offenders, where individuals were exposed to public ridicule and sometimes physical abuse. While its use declined in the 19th century, it symbolized a form of social control and justice during its time.
In the Middle Ages (19th Century)Also now.
No, cars were not developed until the very end of the 19th century.
The middle ages.
False, Queen Victoria reigned in the 19th century.
No. The middle ages was 410 AD to about 1500.
The Franciscans, Dominicans, and Benedictines are examples of religious orders that were not founded in the 19th century. These orders have long histories, with roots going back to the Middle Ages and even earlier in some cases.
The first formal articulation of the theory of glacial ages was in the early 19th century by Swiss geologist Louis Agassiz around the 1840s. He proposed that vast ice sheets had once covered large parts of the Earth during what he termed "Ice Ages."
Public executions were most common in Europe and America from the Middle Ages until the 19th century. They served as a form of punishment and deterrence, often drawing large crowds. The practice began to decline in the 18th century, with many countries abolishing them by the late 19th or early 20th century due to changing societal views on justice and human rights. Today, public executions are largely considered inhumane and are banned in most parts of the world.
In the middle ages the word referred to a bed tempered individual. By the 19th century the word was used to describe an unfashionable person
No, the Middle Ages ended in the 15th century.
In fact it is the other way around. "Gay" has had the meaning happy for ages. In the 19th century it started to get a naughty meaning, when brothels were sometimes called "gay houses". Only around 1920 the word was first used for homosexuals, who were considered joyful and naughty until not too long ago. So - it's not gays that are considered happy, it's homosexuals who were considered gay.
Knights were prominent in Europe during the Middle Ages, which spanned from the 5th to the 15th century. The peak of knighthood and chivalry was during the High Middle Ages, roughly from the 11th to the 13th century.