Petrarch was an Italian Scholar who coined the term the "dark ages" in the 1300's to describe education (movie talk, dark ages). But in Europe was it really considered a "dark age" from 500 through 1500 AD? People debate the because of the Crusades and the black death it really did make Europe in a "dark age". One me argue that it was a growth age because of the building of the universities and the signing of the Magna Carta. The evidence shows that Europe really wasn’t in a "dark age", but in a growth age.

Between 500 and 1500 AD there was a lot of growth and innovations (so it really wasn’t a "dark age"). According to document A, the signing of the Magna Carta provided rights for free men. It states that, "no men shall be forced to perform more service for a knights 'fee', or other free holding of land, tat is due from it." Another example was, that there was more food, population growth, and technological improvements(document c). This document states that, "century invasions also opened new lands for …show more content…
One example is, the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague, also known as the black death, which killed over 1000 people daily. People blamed God because they thought God was punishing them for their the bad souls. Some "perfumed their homes with camphor, (a fragrant wax) flowers, and sandals." Black death homework, document B states," we ask Gods forgiveness for our bad souls; the plague is surely part of his punishment." Another example is, the Crusades. The Crusades were a war between Christians and the Muslims from 1095 to 1192 AD. More than 70000 people died( most were Imams and Muslim Scholars). According to the First Crusades packet(document A), it states," it was just a splendid judgment of God that this place should be filled with the blood of the unbelievers." Although the black death and the Crusades were very destructive, they only took up a little time between 500 and 1500