MYTH: Dark-Age societies were dominated by uncivilized barbarians.

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Pro: There was a decline in some artistic and cultural productions.

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Pro: The Germanic tribes that ruled most of Western Europe after the fall of Rome (e.g. the Goths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, and Saxons) were primarily warrior cultures.

Were the "Dark Ages" Really So Dark? (independent research activity)

MYTH: Dark-Age societies were dominated by uncivilized barbarians.

Pros

Cons

There was a decline in some artistic and cultural productions.

The Germanic tribes that ruled most of Western Europe after the fall of Rome (e.g. the Goths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, and Saxons) were primarily warrior cultures.

Selected claim, supporting its parent

MYTH: Dark-Age societies were dominated by uncivilized barbarians.

Pro claim 1, children below

There was a decline in some artistic and cultural productions.

Pro claim 2, children below

The Germanic tribes that ruled most of Western Europe after the fall of Rome (e.g. the Goths, Franks, Vandals, Angles, and Saxons) were primarily warrior cultures.