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The Dark Ages lasted roughly from AD 450 to 1000.  They were the early part of the [[Europe]]an [[Middle Ages]]. ‎In ''False conflict: [[Christianity]] is not only compatible with [[Science]]--it created it'' [[Rodney Stark]] writes:

The Dark Ages is term used for the time period lasting roughly from AD 450 to 1000.  They were the early part of the [[Europe]]an [[Middle Ages]]. ‎In ''False conflict: [[Christianity]] is not only compatible with [[Science]]--it created it'' [[Rodney Stark]] writes:

{{cquote|Recent historical research has debunked the idea of a "Dark Ages" after the "fall" of [[Roman Empire|Rome]]. In fact, this was an era of profound and rapid technological progress, by the end of which Europe had surpassed the rest of the world. Moreover, the so-called "Scientific Revolution" of the sixteenth century was a result of developments begun by religious scholars starting in the eleventh century.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html</ref>}}

{{cquote|Recent historical research has debunked the idea of a "Dark Ages" after the "fall" of [[Roman Empire|Rome]]. In fact, this was an era of profound and rapid technological progress, by the end of which Europe had surpassed the rest of the world. Moreover, the so-called "Scientific Revolution" of the sixteenth century was a result of developments begun by religious scholars starting in the eleventh century.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html</ref>}}