ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dark Ages is a term for the Early Middle Ages, or occasionally the entire Middle Ages, in Western Europe after the fall of the Western Roman Empire that characterises it as marked by economic, intellectual and cultural decline.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of these other terms commonly used as an alternative to the Middle Ages are as follows: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, Medieval Times, the Median Age, the Alchemist Era, the Age of Discovery, and the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Middle Ages was the period between the 5th and 15th centuries, starting at the collapse of the Roman Empire. This time can be split into three main sections: The Early Middle Ages, High Middle Ages, and Late Middle Ages.