Re-evaluating the Dark Ages

The chapter discusses the concept of the Dark Ages and how historians no longer use that term. They explain that after the collapse of the Roman Empire, there was a power vacuum and the barbarians, who were actually people reclaiming their own land, took over. The lack of written records from that time led to the misconception of the Dark Ages, but through archaeology and new technologies, the true history is being discovered.

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