Dbq The Dark Ages

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A man named (Petrarch) From Europe was the man who brought the name "dark age" in 500-1500 AD (Movie Talk- The Dark Ages).The dark age was not just dark but light too. There was many dark periods like the black death. There was also many growth periods too, like education improved. There was many growth periods in the dark age but the dark age had more bad periods than good.
The (dark age) was not just all just bad it had some good periods in it too. For example, Document C discusses how Europe had many new improvements and ideas. This document states, " technology improvements like the heavy plow, the shoulder collar for horses, metal horseshoes, and more efficient water and more windmills contributed to the jump in food." Another example

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