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The Dark Ages

History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett

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Cultural Transformations of the Dark Ages

This chapter delves into the concept of the Dark Ages, examining the loss of introspection and cultural identity during this period. It highlights significant shifts in societal structures, particularly the rise of individualism influenced by the Catholic Church, and discusses the synthesis of Roman, Christian, and Germanic cultures in shaping Western civilization. The chapter also critiques the conflation of the Dark Ages with the Middle Ages, emphasizing the importance of this era in laying the foundations for modern Western structures like language and democracy.

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