The Middle Ages: The Magna Carta

Rome was the most powerful and successful Empire in history. After the fall of Rome, an era called the Middle Ages came. Even though Rome fell, the Middle Ages still had roots in the classical heritage of Rome and the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. Germanic Invaders destroyed Rome's economy, government, and culture. Learning declined and a common language was lost which resulted in the emergence of Germanic kingdoms. The church was the only thing that survived and provided stability, order, and security. An Empire, ran by the idea of a churchly kingdom evolved. The three labels that best describe the middle ages are the Dark Ages, a time of loss and declension, the Age of Faith, a time that was dominated by Christianity and the Golden

Imagine yourself in a dark building not knowing what’s around each corner. You make your way through this building facing disease, hunger, war, pressure, and being stuck on the bottom floor of the building. This is exactly how the middle ages were. During the middle ages citizens were forced into religion and faced the issues following feudalism, hunger, disease, and war. In summary the middle ages were not a good period rather they were a time of darkness.

The first reason the Dark Ages were not as dark as the name claims for them to be, is because during the Dark Ages there were tons of advances in education. The information in Doc A that claims “Europe suffered a decline in commerce and manufacturing, in education, in literature and the arts and in almost all that makes possible a high civilization.” is completely biased. And that the Dark Ages “Did not support learning” (Background Information) which is completely untrue. During the Dark Ages, there were still people learning and teaching. One of them being a monk named Richer, who “went to the town of Chartres, in what is today France, to study.” and “learned the ordinary symptoms of diseases and picked up a surface knowledge of ailments. This was not enough to satisfy my desires. I begged him to continue to guide my studies on a deeper level.” (Doc E). This passage shows that people were not only continuing to educate others, but some were actually begging to be educated on a further level. Also, dozens of monastic schools were established by Charlemagne. Education was still considered and important. And wasn’t being overshadowed by anything. Which means Europe did not have the decline in education described in Doc A.

In the 1300's, an Italian scholar named Petrach used the term "dark ages" to describe the medieval period (Movie Talk: The Dark Ages). Petrach applied the "dark" and "light" terms to learning. Petrach believed that the Romans and Ancient Greeks were in the "light" of learning. The following period, the middle ages, was in the "dark''. Ever since he used the term, historians have been debating whether the time period between the 500's and the 1500's were really a "dark age." The middle ages were a time of war and chaos, so people think. Even though the Black Death and the Crusades took place during the time period between 500 and 1500, the middle ages were mostly a time of prosperity. The building of universities, the signing of the Magna Carta

"During the "Middle Ages", from 476 to about 1100, European civilization slipped into semi-barbarism". It was a very hard and bad time, but a lot of historians debate about if Europe was in a "dark age" or not. The evidence states that Europe was a dark age.

The Dark Ages were a time in history that was tragic to the people of Europe. One third of the whole population in Europe died from the effects of the Dark Age. The Dark Ages started after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. Most of the people who died were poor because they could not escape or find protection for themselves. In addition, people lost a lot of money due to the disruption of trade and the downfall of many cities. The Dark Ages had many social and political changes in Europe due to religion, law, and trust/leadership.

In the 1300s, Petrarch, an Italian scholar who coined the term "dark age" after the all of Rome during the 500s through the 1500s because he thought it was a chaotic time.(Movie Talk "dark age") The "dark age" took place during all the Crusades. This did help make population smaller and it did increase food supply. This illustrates that Europe was not in a "dark age" as it will be explained.

Was Europe in a "dark age" during the 500 to 1500? The term came from an Italian scholar named Petrarch. The time period had universities, education, a lot of food, population, the Magna Carta, black death, the decline in trade, and a lot of chaos (dark ages). While Europe had a lot of up's and down's, Europe was in a "dark age" during the 500 to 1500 time period.

First off, documents and ideas created had a big influence on the people’s lives. For example, the Code of Chivalry for the knights in the Middle Ages affected people’s interactions with one another. They gave people values, and illustrated to them what a truly chivalrous person would appear to be. It gave structured rules for the knights to follow that would obligate them to respect others, their country and their religion. For example, when it states within the code that, “Thou shall love thy country in which thou was born” (Document 5). Another one of its big rules is, “Thou shalt be generous and give largess to everyone” (Document 5). The ideas within the code elucidate the social upbringing of the knights, and the structure, which they were given to interact with one another in their lives. They were mandated to be these models of chivalry, bravery, and respect. Also, the religion of the people contributes to their social lives. The Church and religious life had a great appeal to the way the people interacted with one another, as well as the way they lived their general lives. Religious events are a very important part in a civilizations culture, and majorly affected the way the society worked. For example, in the Medieval Ages, people often paid taxes to keep the Church supported and running (Document 4). Also, people voluntarily gave gifts to the Church in order to get special favors or even a certain

The Dark ages describe a period of time which is also called the Middle Ages ranging from approximately 500AD to 1500AD. The Dark Ages were in Europe. The Dark Ages was debatable. There should be a reason for why they were called Dark. So the question is where they really dark?  Some say yes, some no. But I believe that the Dark Ages were maybe so dark.

From 500 C.E. to 1000 C.E. in Europe was The Early Middle Ages. However, The History Channel says it is "The Dark Ages". The history channel portrays the Early Middle Ages as being dark and dramatic. Wow the history channel does portray something's wrong; they also portray many things right for television purposes.

When using the work “dark” to describe something, the first thing that pops into mind is of something that is dead, has no value, and just something that is overall terrible. Thinking of the Middle Ages as the “Dark Ages,” it makes one think that tragedy occurred during that time

People use the phrase “Middle Ages” to talk about Europe’s time between thefallofRome in 476 CE and the beginning of the renaissance in the 14th century. European artist and writers began to look back and celebrate the art and culture of Ancient Greece and Rome. At a point in time,

The phrase Dark Ages may refer to the historical time period that was originally used for the Middle Ages. The term came about five hundred years following the fall of Rome. During this time Rome and other surrounding cities really broke down because of different invasions from barbarians who were

The Middle Ages, or “Medieval” times, is apart of European history that was first discovered by italian scholars. The medieval period ranged from the fifth to fifteenth century. This was a society of civilization and art. This society was one of castles, knights, and legends. Medieval times had many different