From the point of 400 to 1400 in Europe the “Middle Ages” were considered “dark” but was it really dark? This age was believed to be the Dark Ages , some believe it was full of heart breaks, unsteady economy, and disappointment but that's only seeing the bad parts of the situation. The Middle Ages are that because they were between the fall of the Roman Empire and the European Renaissance, it was believed to be a period of decline for Europe. Also, because it falls in the middle of two important time periods: Classical period (Greece & Roman) and the European Renaissance. The Middle Ages should not be considered the “Dark Ages” because they had some form of government, universities being built, and the population was increasing, so not everyone was suffering. This age should not be consider as “The Dark Ages” because its population and economy grew. In Document B it states “ From 1000 to 1300, the economy of Europe developed and prospered. Available farmland tripled, and the food supply increased notably, bringing up the population.” And it …show more content…
“The metaphor of “dark” and “light” was originally used by christians to describe the “darkness” people lived in before God sent Jesus Christ to bring “light” to the world.” Petrarch was the first to call The Middle Ages dark. He was an Italian scholar during 1300’s who loved Greek and Roman writing. He used dark and light as a way to describe leaning instead of religion. He liked to believe that Europe was in the dark after the light of the Greek and Roman empires were gone, but were they really gone?
Education was one of the things that was believed to have declined majorly but it was actually a time when most of universities were built. On the chart in Document F: The Rise of the Universities it shows that from the starting point of 1088 to the point of 1241 that 10 universities were built including the University of Bologna, University of Paris, University of Oxford, Cambridge and many