0Historians, and others, since Petrach continued to use the phrase “Dark Ages.”
They argued that during the centuries following the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe was in a state of cultural where. A time that:
- Did not support learning
- Created very little culture (art, literature, architecture, etc.)
- Was repeatedly invaded
- Had no central government
- Had a bad economy
- The time period following the fall of Rome in Europe is sometimes known as the “Dark Ages.”
- The term implies that the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the European Renaissance was a period of decline for Europe
