| The Dark Ages were a period of great
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| | Outside Forces make it worse
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| upheaval, constant war, horrendous
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| | This constant struggling for power within
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| plague, and stagnant cultural growth. But
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| | the continent of Europe made it very easy
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| through these difficult centuries new
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| | for outside forces to penetrate into the
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| ideas and a new culture was born. And in
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| | continent and further wreak destruction
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| today's world we still feel the effects
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| | and drain wealth and resources. From the
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| of these changes that were brought about
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| | north Vikings constantly invaded and
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| during these Dark Ages.
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| | plundered and from the south Moorish
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| The Dark Ages is a period that is
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| | invaders brought war and the word of
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| generally accepted as having begun in the
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| | their prophet. The whole continent was
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| year 410 with the fall of Rome and ending
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| | under the constant pressure of three
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| in 1095 with the launch of the first
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| | points of attack -from within and from
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| Crusades. The fall of Rome sets a good
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| | both the north and south.
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| understanding for what the Dark Ages were
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| | The Plague negates all progress
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| all about because for centuries the Roman
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| | Throughout the first century of the Dark
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| Empire was a unified force that brought
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| | Ages Europe made slow but tangible
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| stabilization to most of Europe. It had a
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| | progress and Emperor Justinian was on the
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| vibrant trade and commerce industry that
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| | verge of reuniting the continent when the
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| supported a reasonably secure lifestyle
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| | bubonic plague hit and killed tens of
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| for millions of people. When Rome fell,
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| | millions of people. This destroyed all
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| this network of trade and commerce
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| | hope of reunification and kept the
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| collapsed and the European World was set
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| | continent in chaos for several more
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| into chaos. It took seven hundred years
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| | centuries.
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| of wars, plague, and poverty before the
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| | The Force that brought us out of the
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| continent came out of it and was moved
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| | darkness
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| into the Renaissance.
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| | Christianity was an ideal that rose to
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| Medieval Warlords and the struggle to be
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| | power during the dark ages and many
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| emperor
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| | warlords of the time embraced it. This
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| Before it fell, Rome had been the center
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| | had a unifying force on the entire
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| of the European world for seven hundred
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| | European continent and even though there
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| years. The emperor ruled over everything
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| | were many kingdoms they all swore
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| and when this all fell the concept of one
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| | allegiance under the pope. This brought
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| man ruling the world still remained. It
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| | an end to the internal fighting that had
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| was this aspiration to rule over
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| | been going on for centuries and this
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| everything that perpetuated the darkness
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| | unification was solidified with the
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| of the times. Lords from all over Europe
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| | launching of the Crusades beginning in
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| were engaged with each other in battles
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| | 1095. This gave all the various warlords
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| for land and power. This battling lasted
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| | and kings a common religious goal and a
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| literally centuries and it meant a
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| | foe they could join together and focus
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| constant drain of resources and a
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| | on.
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| standstill in cultural growth.
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