The first source that I read was a Wikipedia page created by several people who had gathered information about Gothic Cathedrals. There was no specific date when this Wikipedia page was created. The point of view from this source gives the reader the impression that the Dark Ages weren’t too “dark”. This point of view is shown through the quote, “Common features of gothic cathedrals included architectural innovations, including: large columns, high ceilings with ribbed vaults, flying buttresses, and large stained glass windows”. This quote gives the reader the idea that Gothic Cathedrals were very nicely built and majestic. They had flying buttresses and stained glass windows. Flying buttresses supported all the weight of the cathedral and stained glass windows were very thin windows made of glass
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Also, people could visit and tour these cathedrals which could not have been awful and “dark”. The second source is a paragraph that is part of a world history textbook created by several people. It was published in the year 1954. The point of view in this source is that the Dark Ages were indeed “dark”. This point of view is shown through the quote, “Europe passed through a time of turmoil and confusion, of ignorance and lawlessness...European civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism...there were so many highway robbers that travel became dangerous...western Europe became a region of poverty-stricken farming communities, each virtually isolated from the rest of the world”. This quote illustrates that the Dark Ages were very dark. Europe passed through a time of lawlessness and ignorance. This means that no one was being controlled and everyone could do whatever they wanted. In this case, people fought and did things that they wouldn’t be allowed to do under a law. Civilizations became barbaric and
Also, people could visit and tour these cathedrals which could not have been awful and “dark”. The second source is a paragraph that is part of a world history textbook created by several people. It was published in the year 1954. The point of view in this source is that the Dark Ages were indeed “dark”. This point of view is shown through the quote, “Europe passed through a time of turmoil and confusion, of ignorance and lawlessness...European civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism...there were so many highway robbers that travel became dangerous...western Europe became a region of poverty-stricken farming communities, each virtually isolated from the rest of the world”. This quote illustrates that the Dark Ages were very dark. Europe passed through a time of lawlessness and ignorance. This means that no one was being controlled and everyone could do whatever they wanted. In this case, people fought and did things that they wouldn’t be allowed to do under a law. Civilizations became barbaric and