WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From about 500 to 1000, invaders swept across the region, trade declined, towns emptied, and classical learning halted. For those reasons, this period in Europe is sometimes called the “Dark Ages.” However, Greco-Roman, Germanic, and Christian traditions eventually blended, creating the medieval civilization.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Goths and Vandals, and later the Burgundians and Lombards, were of the first type; to the second belonged the Franks, “free” men from the Saxon plain, and the Saxon invaders of Britain.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term was eventually used to describe anyone who lived beyond the borders of the Roman Empire. The people who lived northeast of the Roman Empire spoke languages similar to modern German. These “Germanic tribes” included the Vandals, Lombards, Alamanni, Goths, Franks, and Burgundians.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were many different rulers during the Dark Age. The most powerful figures during this era were: the pope, the Holy Roman emperor, and the kings of England and France. There were also a large number of other figures, such as dukes, princes, and the monarchs of smaller countries, such as Sweden and Denmark.

Detailed explanation-5: -The dark ages in Europe was a result of the weakening of the Roman Empire due to multiple invasions by tribes like Goths, Vandals, Huns and others. The Roman Catholic Churches became powerful, superstitious and corrupted. Feudalism and feudal kings also rose to prominence.