lordmandeep on 09 March 2012
Its called the dark ages not because they are a dark time however i would argue that the era around 900-1000 AD in Europe was quite bleak, its that we have no to little information especially on cultures that existed in Eastern Europe and such.
Also I think that powerful empires grew in Europe, but none of them matched the old Roman Empire in terms of power and size. The only time the European powers reached such heights is when they started colonizing the world.
Its widely considered that the era around 900-1000 BC is called a bleak time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_century
