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Why is it incorrect to refer to the Middle ages as the Dark ages?
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∙ 13y ago
The expression 'Dark Ages' relates to the period c. 450-750 (or slightly later) in Western and Northern Europe. It is called by this name because there are very few written records of events from this time, and as a result modern knowledge of this period is rather limited. However in Byzantium, Roman civilization continued in this period and there are plenty of written records. In recent decades professional historians have tended to avoid the term as it is often taken to mean that all kinds of terrible things happened then. From about 800 onwards literacy, architecture and the arts revived and expanded - and led into the Middle Ages. Please note that the dates given are very approximate.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is not so much incorrect as it is obsolete. Today, historians use the term "dark ages" - if they use it at all - to mean the period from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages where there is just a paucity of any historical records to enlighten us. Hence, the more correct sequence today would be: Fall of the Roman Empire - Middle Ages - Renaissance, and then on from there.
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Is there a better name for the Dark Ages?
It is probably better to refer to the Dark Ages as the Early Middle Ages, if the time intended is 476 to 1000 AD. Otherwise, it is better to refer to the time as the Middle Ages, or part of the Middle Ages. The term dark ages is based on the idea that this was a time of ignorance and lack of intellectual development, which is not the case. The decline in intellectual activity began in the second or third century, and was largely complete by the year 476. During the so-called Dark Ages, there was a slow growth in learning. Schools were being opened during the entire period, architecture was developing, things were being invented, at least one encyclopedia was written, and commerce was slowly improving.
What does medival mean?
Medival is an incorrect spelling of medieval, which means "middle ages."
The first part of the middle ages marked by a decline of art and learning?
the dark ages
What was period between the fall of rome and the renaissance called?
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What is a more appropriate historical title for the medieval time period AD 500 to 1500 the Middle Ages or the Dark Ages?
The Middle Ages. "Dark Ages" was invented by people living in the later Renaissance period, because they thought that living in a time without the benefit of the knowledge and full appreciation of the art and philosophiy of ancient Rome an Greece meant that you were 'living in the dark'. In reality, there was nothing 'dark' about the middle ages. It was a period full of development and discovery. "Middle" Ages simply indicates that this was the period between Antiquity and Renaissance.
What is a another name for the Middle Ages?
Dark Ages and\or Medieval Ages
What was the first part of the Middle Ages?
the dark ages
Who labeled the Renaissance as dark ages?
The Renaissance was not labeled the "dark ages". Renaissance means "rebrith" and it came AFTER the "dark ages or the middle ages."
What was after the dark ages?
What came after the Dark Ages was the Carolingian Renaissance, the High Middle Ages, or the European Renaissance, depending on your point of view. It seems most who use the term date it from about 450 to 1000 AD. Some give precise dates in 476 to 1066 AD. I have seen the term Dark Ages used to refer to the Age of Migrations, about 300 AD to 700 AD. There was a collapse in learning in the Roman Empire during the time of about 230 AD, and the Carolingian Renaissance began shortly after 700 AD, so this might be a better time to call the Dark Ages. Some historians call the Dark Ages equal to the Middle Ages, but the people of the Middle Ages used the term to refer to an earlier time in the Middle Ages. Also, the period of the Middle Ages after about 700 AD included several times of advanced intellectual activity, so this usage seems wrong in some ways.
Is there a better name for the Dark Ages?
It is probably better to refer to the Dark Ages as the Early Middle Ages, if the time intended is 476 to 1000 AD. Otherwise, it is better to refer to the time as the Middle Ages, or part of the Middle Ages. The term dark ages is based on the idea that this was a time of ignorance and lack of intellectual development, which is not the case. The decline in intellectual activity began in the second or third century, and was largely complete by the year 476. During the so-called Dark Ages, there was a slow growth in learning. Schools were being opened during the entire period, architecture was developing, things were being invented, at least one encyclopedia was written, and commerce was slowly improving.
Are the dark ages and the Middle Ages the same thing?
Quick answer: Sort of. Slightly longer answer: Most scholars do not use the term "Dark Ages." This term usually refers to the period from the end of antiquity up until approximately the year 1000 C.E. Most scholars refer to this period as the Early Middle Ages. The is followed by the "High Middle Ages", 1000-1300, and the "Late Middle Ages" from 1300-1500.
What are five chararistics of the dark ages?
dark ages, middle ages, medieval, feudal, age of faith.
What was the age known before the dark ages?
the age before the dark ages is the high middle ages
Name given to the early middle ages?
Dark Ages
What is the third period of the middle ages called?
The third period of the Middle Ages was the Late Middle Ages. The first is called the Early Middle Ages or the Dark Age. The second period was the High Middle Ages.
Time in history also know the middle ages?
410 to 1400 is the middle ages also known as the "dark ages".
Did William rule during the renaissance or the dark ages?
He gained his crown in 1066 which is the start of the middle ages ( what you call the "dark ages").
