Question

The medival period is quite well documented. Explain

Answer 1

People in the early Middle Ages were every bit as intelligent as ... culture came long before the so-called "Renaissance.

Answer 2

First of all there were people to write about it. This may not come naturally but the knowledge of many cultures has been lost because they simply didn’t write it down.

Secondly there were people to make sure the record is kept safely. This includes noble families as well as monks and the church in general, which leads me to:

Thirdly: The Church.