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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 2392489, member: 44210&quot;]Very true about the &quot;Dark Ages&quot; being misleading. The Early Middle Ages (the proper term) is in general less documented than the ancient era before it and the later Middle Ages and Renaissance after it, and so is less understood by comparison. </p><p><br /></p><p>While economy and trade declined as a whole in western Europe and society was not as culturally-inclined as their predecessors, the Early Middle Ages had several merits of its own. Out of that era came the beautiful manuscripts that would come to dominate professional medieval writing. Scribes and monks during this era worked hard to preserve the Greco-Roman works that we read and enjoy today. While the political unity under the Romans was gone, religious unity in western Europe stood firm for the most part, with the Roman Catholic Church, filling in the gap the Roman Empire had left, providing stability. The first universities for higher learning were established during this period. The Carolingian Renaissance took place during this period and was a rebirth of art, literature, architecture, and writing. In the east, the Roman Empire still existed, and from there came the compilation of Roman law known as the Corpus Iuris Civilis. Also in the east during this period, the Islamic lands were going through a golden age full of cultural, economic, and intellectual advancement, and goods and knowledge were traded between the Islamic lands and western Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know I haven&#039;t covered everything but just wanted to give support to the fact that the Early Middle Ages weren&#039;t &quot;dark&quot; like everyone mistakenly believes[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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