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Dark Ages & Fall of Rome The dark ages (1000-1400) *1000 During Global Warming when fruits and grain began to blossom in E. Europe to 1348 when the warmth left and the Black Death came from the East* Common Misconceptions: The middle/Dark ages were actually quite cheerful and in-fact not dark (except for the death part of course) What do we owe the middle/Dark ages? One, middle aged scholars brought the first Universities! First universities were seen in Paris, Oxford, Prague and other areas, teaching anything from Law and Medicine to Philosophy to Theology. Two, architecture! Giant and fascinating cathedrals, halls, and temples made by masons, glass blowers, handy men all by hand with nothing but pulleys and iron chisels. Three, art, music and drama. All these were revived during the “dark” and middle ages in new born festivals. New art in beautiful cathedrals and music to entertain the towns people.
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In 476a.d. (claimed by historian Edward Gibbon) is when the Roman Empire ceased to exist... or at-least when the last emperor reigned. Many regard christianity and islam to have played part in the “Fall of Rome” which was mainly a series of events that led to, essentially total outbreak and social anarchy. Events such as Imperial decline (which actually led to economic and population growth) to military problems and even death from lead poisoning due to lead in the main water supply. *Info from,