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An Age of Darkness (12.1 Economic Depression (From Rome to the Middle Ages…
An Age of Darkness
12.1 Economic Depression
Spiritual & Material Poverty
Mankind distorted Christianity & fell into darkness
Feudalism descended upon Europe
Little hope for quality of life
From Rome to the Middle Ages
Prosperity Under Rome
The Roman empire was very prosperous
Pax Romana (Roman Peace) created the world's greatest prosperity
Roman empire had a network of safe trade routes
Decline in the Middle Ages
By A.D. 500, prosperity vanished in Europe
Towns shrank
Rome decreased in population
Roman roads & bridges fell into disrepair
War & Barbarians
Europe was ravaged by war, disorder, & strife
In 7& 8 centuries, Muslims stifled European shipping in the Mediterranean
Western European depression peaked with the Norsemen & Magyar barbarian invasions
A Rural Culture
Many towns in ruins
Urban culture replaced with rural culture
95 % of western Europe lived in the country
Resulted in a poor, backward society dependent on agriculture
Most people were poor