Dbq The Dark Ages

The Dark ages is the time between the 500’s and 1400’s. The Dark ages was a time of civil wars, Death, diseases, invasions and thief. There was a lot of invasions and to protect them self from that communities made a code call The code of Chivalry as (Doc 5) states “Europe in the Middle Ages was a dangerous place. Invasions from Muslims, Mongols, Vikings, and other tribal groups were common. War between lords was also common. The value of protection and warriors created a social code called Chivalry. Knights fought for lords and ladies, and lived by a gentleman- warrior code of Chivalry.” And other big thing in The Dark Ages was Diseases. Diseases in the dark ages was deadly because there was not antidote and even Doctors were scared of

The bird-like beak contained spices and vinegar-soaked cloth to mask the stench of death and decay.” And in the dark ages there was a lot of civil wars and invasions and to prove that (Doc 7) states “The barbarians have broken through the ramparts [defensive wall]. The Saracen [Moors] invasions have spread in successive waves over the South. The Hungarians [Magyars] swarm over the Eastern provinces….they sacked town and village, and laid waste in the fields. They burned the churches and then departed with a crowd of captives….There is no longer any trade, only unceasing terror….The peasant has abandoned his ravaged fields to avoid the violence of anarchy. The people have gone to cower [crouch down in fear] in the depths of the forests or in inaccessible regions, or have taken refuge in the high mountains….Society has no longer any government.” In the Dark ages life was hard as (Doc 2) states “The Manor was the economic side of feudalism. The manor was a mostly self-sufficient system in which the lord’s land (granted by the king) was farmed by his serfs (bound to the land). The manor included not just farmers, but also artisans who provided for the needs of the manor, a chapel, forest for hunting, and pastureland for farm

Serfs, or peasants obligated to work the lord’s land, had very few freedoms. In return fpr laboring 6 days of the week, they were granted only one day a week to farm to feed their own family. They often also had to pay high rents to use the lord’s land. There was no alternative, since peasants needed the lord’s protection from raiding invaders. The Age Of Faith is between 500’s and 1400’s. The age of faith gave people hope that there will be life after death as (doc 10) states “I hereby renounce my parents, my brothers and relatives, my friends, my possessions….and the vain and empty glory and pleasure of this world. I also renounce my own will, for the will of God. I accept all the hardships of the monastic life, and take the vows of purity, chastity, and poverty, in hope of heaven; and I promise to remain a monk in this monastery all the days of my life. Another major thing in the age of faith is the Holy crusade was a war to recapture holy land as the (doc 4) states “… Your brethren who live in the [Middle] east are in urgent need of your help….For, as most of you have heard, the Turks and the Arabs have attacked them and have conquered the territory of Romania [the Byzantine Empire (old Eastern Roman Empire)]….They have occupied more and more of the lands of those Christians….All who die by the way, whether by land or sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. In the age of faith they built