Do you think 18th century was a Dark Age? Justify your answer.
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I'm guessing many of you said that "Augustine of Hippo" is the oldest. However, the oldest one (by 12 centuries) is "Woman with wax tablets and stylus." It's a painting from the Roman town of Pompeii that dates to the first century CE. "Augustine of Hippo," on the other hand, is from the thirteenth century CE. The top image is the "Last Supper," a painting by Leonardo da Vinci from the late fifteenth century CE.
Do these three paintings tell us anything about the European Middle Ages?^1
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start superscript, 1, end superscript Do they show us that the Middle Ages were "Dark Ages"? Obviously, these are only three paintings, and I might have chosen only these three to make you believe the Middle Ages were backwards. But historians do this all the time, choosing evidence that supports their claim or worldview. Over the last five hundred years, historians have debated whether Europe entered a dark age after the fall of Rome and how long it lasted. Let's look at some examples of this debate from the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the modern period.
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