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Why are the Middle Ages sometimes called the Dark Ages?

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As a result of the fall of Rome and the decline of Western Europe's orderly civilization. The population declined for a variety of reasons, the primary one being ongoing tribal warfare in Western Europe. The second reason was that Europe was constantly being invaded from all sides.

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I assume the middle ages are called the dark ages because that is when the great depression was or something im not sure

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