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The European Dark Ages was also a narrative largely invented by the Renaissance, which was trying to distinguish itself from what came before. Material wellbein
by helterskelter 8mo ago
The European Dark Ages was also a narrative largely invented by the Renaissance, which was trying to distinguish itself from what came before. Material wellbeing did improve overall, but that was because a huge portion of the population was killed off from the plague, freeing up tons of resources.
- WalterBright 8mo agoThe Dark Ages were a period after the Romans left Europe where there are little to zero records of what went on then.
- helterskelter 8mo agoDepends on who you ask, it's sometimes used to refer to as late as the 1400's.
- anthk 8mo agoIt wasn't a straight jump from Columbus or the Iberian unification, the Enlightenment and the late Middle Ages overlap a lot. I'd say from 1200's things began to 'instituonalize', from first proto-parliaments, to Iberian Fueros, to different merchants and thinkerers eroding the Ancient Regime a little by supporting capable people with the money of rich people (Maecenas? in Latin).