Between 1950 and 1973, scholars used the "Golden Age" to describe Western European economic history. 21 During the quarter century after the Second World War, the performance of the European economy was very impressive, so this era was often called "golden age". Since Europe experienced two world wars, the Great Depression of the 1930s and the trade war in 1913, economic development has been hampered and growth is much lower than this trend.
The Italian scholar and poet Petrak used the term "dark era" in the 1330s to represent the decline of Latin literature after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. In the 20th century, scholars used this term more concretely from the fifth century to the 10th century, but now it is considered to be mainly derogatory terms, contrasting between perception awareness and cultural ignorance There is a period. The early Middle Ages were characterized by extensive compliance with Christianity. However, there are many kinds of religions, the Christian church itself is also diverse and complicated existence. In the northern part Scandinavia and part of Germany adhered to Germanic heathens, Iceland converted to Christianity in the year 1000 AD. Folklore religious activities continue
After the collapse of the Roman Empire in Western Europe, the history of Europe is often called the dark era and church scholars and missionaries have played an important role in maintaining classical learning knowledge. The Roman Empire and Christianity survived more and more in a Byellian empire centered on the east of Constantinople in an increasingly Hellenistic way Western civilization achieved a cultural and organizational collapse after the fall of Rome in 476 AD . The monks are seeking refuge at the edge of the known world of Cornwall, Ireland, or the Hebrides. A well-controlled Christian scholarship like Ireland's Scalig Michael continues before the cultural monk becomes one of the oldest poetry and philosophical works in Western Europe. About the year 800 AD, they were working on illuminated manuscripts such as Kells' books to rediscover old learning to Western Europe through these manuscripts.