Question

What is one reason that the Middle Ages are sometimes referred to as the "dark ages?

A. for the fertile soil that supported agriculture

B. for the persecution suffered by certain Christian groups, as well as Jews and Muslims

C. for the political disorder that resulted from waves of invasions

D. for the heretical challenges leveled against the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The Dark Ages (or Dark Age) is a metaphor with multiple meanings and connotations. It is most commonly known in relation to European history, but it is also used to denote other periods from which events are relatively obscure because of a lack of knowledge, with the term "Dark" being used in a non-judgmental sense of "obscure" or "opaque". In addition to periods in human history, "Dark" in this sense has been applied to periods in the history of life on earth and in the history of the cosmos, even.

More specifically, as applied to European history, the term Dark Ages was originally used to denote the 900-year period between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the 5th century and the revival of classical Greek and Roman culture embodied in the Renaissance. This concept of a "Dark Age" was first created in the early 14th Century by the humanist Petrarch and was originally intended as a pejorative sweeping criticism of the lack of Latin literature. Later historians expanded the term to include not only the lack of Latin literature, but a lack of cultural achievements in general.

In England and the USA "Dark Ages" has been used in the historical profession as a term of periodization to denote what is also known variously as Late Antiquity, the Early Middle Ages and the Great Migrations. Unlike Petrarch's negative connotations, this usage is non-pejorative and simply means the relative lack of written record, "silent" as much as "dark." The rise of archaeology has made even silent history speak again.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 7

I would say C https://www.reference.com/history/middle-ages-also-called-dark-ages-247bfa615f416c9b

Answer 8

Other popular theories, however, suggest that the name Dark Ages derived from the arrival of destructive maladies in Europe in the form of famine and disease. Of the illnesses that struck Europe, the bubonic plague was most destructive. The plague sickened and killed millions of Europeans. Those not killed by disease constantly faced the threat of death from battles and warfare, which covered the continent. The Dark Ages concluded around 1500 A.D., marking the end of a backwards time in human history.

Answer 9

Please look up "Dark Ages" on the Internet. That'd be your best bet. It's more important that you know where and how to find your own factual information.

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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Answer 13

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Answer 14

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Answer 15

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Answer 16

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