Going Towards the Light (Dealing with the Dark Ages)

It has been asked if it is fair to consider the Middle Ages as “the Dark Ages” or was it only a continuation of trends that were long underway by the time the Renaissance occurred. Can we say there was no true political expansion? Would we be accurate in saying there were no new thoughts or ideas? Did our ancestors truly halt all thought and spiritual growth to wait for the Renaissance? I should think …showed first 75 words of 1081 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1081 total…period. As we can see, the Middle Ages were far from “dark”. They were a time of political and spiritual change and a time of growth and expansion. These civilizations were going towards the light of the Renaissance. They were people of great religious conviction and determination that wanted to grow beyond their humble beginnings as barbarians and nomads of the fourth century. The Renaissance awaited them and they were to soon embrace it also.