The Dark Ages Even though They learned from the dark ages., It was chaos. The dark ages was dangerous. There were a lot of deaths.Also the period following the fall of rome known as the dark ages. Because It was scary and pandemonium and The dark ages was a nightmare. Firstly the dark ages were dark because their was a lot of killing and deaths.. Cities shrank size and population. When at war,tribes showed little mercy,killing men and women and children.Next the dark ages were about survival.Most families grew just enough food to feed themselves.Roman cities declined because workers stopped maintaining water supplies and sewage systems.