Dark Ages Flashcards
Death, disease, hunger, no governments, roving bands of Germanic tribes killed whole villages.
bad times
no time for writing and reading, too busy surviving.
1% literacy rate
they didn’t write, we don’t have any records. We are in the dark.
no artifacts
the ability to read and write (at a 6th grade level by world standards)
literacy
between 500-1500 A.D in Europe. (476-1492)
Middle Ages
the culture of the middle ages
medieval
the physical features of the land
topography
the Frankish King who brought about the end of the dark Ages.
Charlemagne
the first born son inherits the wealth of the family.
primogeniture
people ordained in conducting religious services. Priest, Bishops, archbishops, ad cardinals.
clergy
necro-
dead
calli-
beautiful
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omni-
all
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foot