Dark Ages 4of10 - History Channel

The once-powerful Rome--rotten to the core by the fifth century--lay open to barbarian warriors who came in wave after wave of invasion, slaughtering, stealing, and ultimately, settling. As chaos replaced culture, Europe was beset by famine, plague, persecutions, and a state of war that was so persistent it was only rarely interrupted by peace.

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[zondrah89]

@evildeathmonkey1 Who invented gun powder? China. Who wrote the first book? It was The Diamond Sutra, written in India and printed on a Chinese press 500 years before Gutenberg. Where did chocolate come from? The Aztecs, who mapped out the solar system while Europe debated the flatness of the earth. What brought Europe out of the Dark Ages? Interaction with another culture, during the Crusades.

There is so much about history you don't know. Keep watching these vids plz! :)

[mythalily]

@outsidelookinginside this is a HISTORY video! seriously??? go take your damn fight somewhere else jeez

[Threllkild]

@zondrah89 Civilization is a legacy we all share as humans. No civilization can claim superiority, only a contribution. The west is just as viable and legitimate as the east and vice versa.

[Threllkild]

@zondrah89 Until recently, about 400ACE . East and west were mostly equal. The first books were written in India before there was an East vs West. Interaction with another culture DID bring Europe out of the Dark Ages but only because of exposure to classical WESTERN documents which had, in their time brought up those Muslim cultures which had kept them alive. Aristotle and Socrates brought Europe out of the Dark Ages, who were westerners. Homo Sapiens are the true master race.

[P1B1U1H1]

Of interest, the survival from the plague was in England correlated with the presence of a mutation that has subsequently been related to the development of an AIDS drug!

[P1B1U1H1]

@zondrah89 They were not exactly kindly disposed, those Native Americans. The tribes killed each other ruthlessly. Viciousness is the prime characteristic of humanity more than 500 years ago.

[P1B1U1H1]

@quantico80 Because she reminds you of Evita Peron?

[PuppetMask]

What a beautiful story! Theodora is a wonder.

[PuppetMask]

@quantico80 Its because she is.

[wasteofspace1234]

@zondrah89 Who invented the zero? The Arabs. What did they do with it? Nothing. They were too busy subjugating their women. Where has all the social, scientific and technological progress in the last 600 years come from? The West. You're right in a lot of what you say, but remember it's not a one sided issue.

[quantico80]

Why do I find Theodora rather attractive and hot?

[Re5Publica]

@tisalew The amount of people Christians burned at the stake for heresy, as well as for idolatry, does not remotely compare to the number of peoples ritually sacrificed to idols by the Aztecs. It's simply an unfair anti-christian polemic - and to preempt your prejudice; I'm an atheist.