TheMiddleAgesSpeaker:Member:BasicIntroduction&BackgroundModernperceptionsHowdarkWhydarkContentsBasicIntroductionThemedievalperiodinhistoryiscalledtheMiddleAges;theearlyMiddleAgesiscalledthe''DarkAges"Betweenthe5th﹠15thcenturiesaconceptgivenbyHumanists&ProtestantsWhydark?Howdark?Becausethelearning&cultureofacientGreeceandRomealmostdisappeared.LaterRomanEmpireWestRomanEmpireFrankishKingdomCharleymanEmpiretheFranceRepublictheFederalRepublicofGermanyItalyAfterCharlemagneemperordied,therewasnotaexcellentleaderinEuropean.Christiantomakeextramoney.Controlpeople'sthoughts,(eg:thecrusades)restartingthewarforreligious.)HowdarkCultureTheruleofthechurchisverystrict,andtheycontroledthewesternEuropean’scultureandeducation.Priestcan'tgetmarriedandtheyadvocatingcelibate,HolytrinityandoriginalsinHowdarkMilitaryIntheEuropeanfeudalsociety,Kings,noblesandknights,constitutedthelordsconstitutelikethepyramidofhierarchy.AndtheysaidMyclient'sclientisnotmyclientsoitcausedthewarbetweenthecity.HowdarkEconomyFeudallandlordexploitedthepeasantsHowdarkReligionbuilttheinquisition,andtheeducationofschoolwasservedforthedivinityHowdarkDiseaseA.JustinianPlague(540~590)2500pepoledeadintheeasternMediterraneanB.Blackdeath(1346~1350)ModernperceptionsComparedwithRomeandRenaissance,thisperiodisconsideredasdarkage.There'realsosomecontributionsinliterature.eg:ChurchMusicWorkChurchMusicItmainlycontainsreligiousmusicandsecularmusic.WorkThanksforyourlistening!