The Middle Ages and the Renaissance: Different or the Same?
by An analysis of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Was the Renaissance really a rebirth, or were the Middle Ages a corridor gradually leading into it?
The Dark Ages and the Renaissance are two periods in history that are disputed among between historians, as to whether they are connected, or rather, complete opposites. After the fall of the Roman Empire, however, the Europeans had to start over, in a sense. All the progress of the Roman Empire was forgotten and lost by the incoming invaders. And so, society set to work. Often these times are called the Dark Ages, because Europe seemed so behind. However, Europe at last caught up, and continued where they had left off before the Roman Empire fell, with multiple advancements; this period of time, was called the Renaissance. It seems to have taken many historians by surprise. Nevertheless, based on the lord and vassal relationships, the Church, and the education, that lived on, one can conclude that Medieval Europe was a preclude to the modern world (i.e. the Renaissance that followed).
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