The Dark Ages, 476–918

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy political fragmentation
spread of Christianity
barbarian invasions
decline in urban life
decline in literacy
gptkbp:endDate 918
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:High_Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Dark Ages, 476–918
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Division_of_the_Carolingian_Empire
gptkb:Migration_Period
gptkb:Carolingian_Renaissance
gptkb:Fall_of_the_Western_Roman_Empire
gptkb:Sack_of_Rome_(410)
gptkb:Viking_raids
gptkb:Coronation_of_Charlemagne_(800)
gptkb:Treaty_of_Verdun_(843)
gptkb:Battle_of_Tours
gptkb:Iconoclasm_controversy
Islamic expansion
Formation of early medieval kingdoms
Development of feudalism
Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire
Spread of monasticism
Rise of the Byzantine Empire
Council of Nicaea II (787)
Decline of Roman infrastructure
Decline of classical learning
Establishment of Papal States
Preservation of knowledge in monasteries
Rise of local warlords
Rise of the Carolingian Empire
Spread of Latin and Germanic languages
Synod of Whitby (664)
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Charlemagne
gptkb:Gregory_the_Great
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ostrogothic_Kingdom
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
gptkb:Visigothic_Kingdom
gptkb:Frankish_Kingdom
gptkb:Lombard_Kingdom
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Classical_Antiquity
gptkbp:region gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:startDate 476
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Charles_Oman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6