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The term "Dark Ages" traditionally referred to the period in European history roughly spanning from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century CE to around the 10th or 11th centuries, characterized by what earlier historians perceived as cultural, intellectual, and economic decline. This terminology emerged during the Renaissance when scholars looked back at the medieval period with disdain, viewing it as a time of ignorance, barbarism, and stagnation that separated the glory of classical antiquity from their own "enlightened" age. The metaphor of "darkness" suggested an absence of learning, artistic achievement, and civilized progress. However, modern academic scholarship has largely abandoned this term because it reflects outdated, Eurocentric, and overly simplistic historical perspectives. Contemporary historians recognize that this period, now more accurately called the Early Middle Ages, was actually marked by significant cultural, technological, and intellectual developments, including the preservation of classical texts by monastic communities, the emergence of new forms of art and architecture, innovations in agriculture and craftsmanship, the development of new political structures, and vibrant intellectual traditions in the Islamic world, Byzantine Empire, and other non-European civilizations. The term "Dark Ages" also problematically implies that historical progress is linear and that periods must be judged against classical or Renaissance standards, ignoring the rich complexity of medieval societies and their own achievements. Furthermore, it perpetuates a Western-centric view of history that overlooks the flourishing civilizations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas during this same period. Modern historians prefer more neutral and descriptive terms like "Early Medieval Period" or "Early Middle Ages," which allow for more nuanced analysis of this era's genuine characteristics rather than imposing value judgments based on later historical periods' biases.

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