Many people refer to the medieval period as the "Dark Ages." Others refer to it as a great evolution of people, architecture, and art. The reality is that the medieval period wasn’t as dark as people made it out to be, but it wasn't that great either. The Medieval Period can be described as mediocre because of the constant trials with depopulation, the lack of education, and the development of medieval economic laws. First of all, the causes and effects of depopulation have had advantages and disadvantages for civilization. According to Cassar et al., "Europeans resettled lands that had been depopulated by the ninth and tenth century invasions and also opened new lands for farming." Invasions caused many people to lose their homes and lives, thus resulting in the depopulation of lands. However, many people were able to resettle in new lands and make a life for themselves, bringing light …show more content…
According to Roehm et al., "European civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism." "The chief cause of this was the lack of government that could keep order." The lack of government led to more freedom for the people and the rules not being as strictly enforced due to a lack of control. More freedom sounded good at first, but it opened the door to more crime. Later on, Roehm et al. state, "Kingdoms that had been set up by 476 were unable to suppress violence." "There were so many highway robbers that travel became unsafe." The lack of harsh enforcement of laws led to violence and chaos in European civilization, and the chaos was evident. According to James Bridgen, "the violence and disorder affected practically every part of England during a dark time of lawlessness, torture, civilian massacres, famine, and depopulation."The little freedom that was given by an unprepared government made things less stressful for citizens, but also made people more cautious due to increased