In this chapter, we take a brief look at what happened during the initial years of post-Roman Europe. This wider time period is known as the Middle, Medieval, or Dark Ages, an approximately 1000-year period that is more commonly known for the collapse of society and the black plague. Why does your text and the videos you watched this week suggest that it is much more than just a period of darkness?

In this chapter, we take a brief look at what happened during the initial years of post-Roman Europe. This wider time period is known as the Middle, Medieval, or Dark Ages, an approximately 1000-year period that is more commonly known for the collapse of society and the black plague. Why does your text and the videos you watched this week suggest that it is much more than just a period of darkness?