In the 1300s, the Italian scholar Petrarch coined the term “dark ages” to describe European society between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Renaissance. He was comparing Continue Reading
After the Roman Empire collapsed, Europe entered an era called the Dark Ages. Written language and global trade almost disappeared from Western Europe. This period lasted for centuries – but was it Continue Reading
In the 1300s, the Italian scholar Petrarch came up with the term “dark ages” to describe European society between the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the Renaissance. He Continue Reading
