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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:

The "'''Dark Ages'''" is a 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 name="RS">Stark, Rodney, [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html False conflict: Christianity is not only compatible with Science--it created it.]</ref>}}

Few written documents and buildings of this time are left over. From this it is concluded that little was accomplished culturally or academically. However, how much was actually achieved, as alluded to earlier but was destroyed during the migration of nations and was difficult to find out.

Few written documents and buildings of this time remain. From this it has been concluded that little was accomplished culturally or academically. However, how much was actually achieved, but was destroyed during the migration of nations and was not readily rediscovered.

Dark Ages has also been explained as a period of spiritual darkness when the light of true Chritianity was nearly snuffed out by the persecution and killing of millions of Christians and withholding of the Bible truths by organized "religion" which had more of a base in paganism than in Bible teachings.<ref>http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3274629/False-conflict-Christianity-is-not.html</ref> However, this was also the period when Christianity was spread through much of Europe.

The "Dark Ages" has also been explained as a period of spiritual darkness when the light of true Christianity was nearly snuffed out by the persecution and killing of millions of Christians and withholding of the Bible truths by organized "religion" which had more of a base in paganism than in Bible teachings.<ref name="RS" />

However, this was also the period when Christianity was spread through much of Europe.

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