Should the middle ages be called the dark ages?

Question

Do u think the middle ages be called the dark ages, and why

Answer 1

No. There was nothing "dark" about that period in history. People spent their lives outside, doing agricultural work, in markets, or at festivals.

Walls were painted ...

we think of earlier European history as being 'dark' because of the reputation related to torture and dungeons, etc.

They also left few written records, and the (arabic) knowledge of medicine and science became lost due in part to the crusades ...

When they clean the soot off the old churches you can see how bright and painted they were.

Answer 2

I don't think they should necessarily be called the Dark Ages, because even though medieval Europe wasn't as culturally advanced as, say, Rome or Athens, there was still quite a bit of intellectual activity going on, even if literacy and education were confined to a select few who were usually clergymen. In fact, the main reason why the medieval period is usually called the Middle Ages is because Renaissance scholars thought of the classical era of Rome and Athens as being a sort of golden age of intellectual activity and they saw themselves as the inheritors of this. They decided to call this period the "Middle Ages", because they saw it as a sort of interval between the Classical Period and the Renaissance.

Answer 3

It's not a matter of whether they should or not. In fact that name is often used. Middle Ages, Dark Ages. The terms are capitalized.