https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/a/activity-opener-what-s-in-a-name 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: What's in a Name? Use your prior knowledge to asses the term Dark Ages—a label historians have often used to describe this period—and consider what the term really means. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/a/article-the-dark-ages-debate 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z The "Dark Ages" Debate Europe during the Middle Ages has often been referred to as a "dark" period, but scholars debate the idea of the "Dark Ages." Which side of this debate do you agree with? article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/a/article-was-there-ever-a-dark-age 2025-08-12T03:52:41.296842565Z Was There Ever a "Dark Age"? Were there historical periods when innovation slowed dramatically or completely stopped? Some have made a case for a "dark age" in Europe during this era—but is it convincing? article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/a/activity-rethinking-the-dark-ages 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: Rethinking the Dark Ages Marshal evidence about the Dark Ages as you develop your opinions and claims about the aftermath of collapse in China and Europe. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/a/activity-closer-you-decide-a-dark-age 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Activity: You Decide—A Dark Age? Practice writing a claim and using evidence to support it as you consider whether you think Europe experienced a dark age after the fall of the Roman Empire. article https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/x66f79d8a:regional-webs/x66f79d8a:assessing-the-dark-ages-5-3/e/assessing-the-dark-ages 2026-06-30T12:40:47.173333589Z Assessing the Dark Ages Practice assessing why Europe went through a dark age after the fall of the Roman Empire. Ben Chleboun exercise