Dark Ages Research Paper

The Dark Ages in Europe, Asia, and Africa in the Fourteenth Century
To begin with, the Dark Ages in Europe, Asia, and Africa was an era that was later named by scholars. It was a period of religious struggle where the Orthodox Christians strived to recreate a pure Christianity, without the “dark” Catholic ways even though the Catholics did not view this era as “dark” ("The Dark Ages"). The Catholics viewed this period as amiable and a productive religious era ("The Dark Ages"). This was also the time when the Muslims started their many conquests ("The Dark Ages"). Muslims reigned until the Crusades, and the issue between Christianity and Islam remains even to this day ("The Dark Ages"). European, Asian, and African cultures had been greatly
During the Dark Ages, there were three main periods, the Asuka period, the Nara period, and the Heian period ("Japan in the Middle Ages"). At this time, empire dynasties rose and Buddhism became the central religion and a major part of the culture ("Early Japan"). Throughout the entire fourteenth century, Minamoto Yoritomo the leader of the Minamoto clan reigned as the first shogun, ruling Japan as a military state ("Minamoto Yoritomo"). Also in this “dark” period, from the 1200s to the 1800s were the samurai, who were Japanese warriors that valued honor and respect ("Samurai and Bushido"). These warriors lived by the Bushido, which was unwritten laws, which was their military code ("Samurai and Bushido"). The Bushido was a good thing because it focused the warriors on their country’s needs and concerns, not only on their own problems. Other countries, without a military code, had huge problems with their unstructured fighters causing them major losses in battle at this time ("Samurai and Bushido"). The Dark Ages can be seen during this time through the violence in war and in their
Islamic preaching throughout Ethiopia had converted many ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). During the Solomonic Dynasty, also called the Solomonic Restoration, five different rulers reigned over Ethiopia, Wedem Arad, Amda Seyon I, Newaya Krestos, Newaya Maryam, and Dawit I ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). This dynasty was named in 1270 when Emperor Yekuno Amlak declared himself a descendant of Menelik I, the son of King Solomon and Queen Sheba ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). Emperors in the period never built a capital city or empire because they were always moving so they had instant or moving capitals ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). The emperor, his army, nobles, and other members associated with them, lived in these instant structures, which were tents and huts ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). They moved often, not staying in the same location for more than four months ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). They would move when they used up all the resources in the area ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). During this entire period, the Christians and Muslims were in constant fighting ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). As an example, Emperor Amda Seyon and his successor, Sayfa Ar’ad his son, fought constantly with the rulers of Ifat, who were the Muslims that reigned over the northern Horn of Africa ("EthiopianHistory.Com"). The constant wars between the Christians and Muslims, which started centuries earlier and lasted for many more centuries, are an example of the Dark