The term specifically refers to a "dark" period in Europe. E.g. Islamic science famously flourished at these same centuries. But it's increasingly seen as a mi

The term specifically refers to a "dark" period in Europe. E.g. Islamic science famously flourished at these same centuries. But it's increasingly seen as a misnomer wrt. Europe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)