The Dark AgesThe Dark Ages are the period in Europe after the fall of the Greek and Roman Empiresin 476 to the emergence of the Italian Renaissance in 1420.The term is also synonymouswith the Middle Ages, or the Medieval Period, in which the Empire was overrun by the German Barbarian tribesand Rome herself was completely destroyed.The Visigoths, Huns and Vandals had no interest in learning, in architecture, or in culture. They were warrior tribes who were always at war. So buildings, libraries, works of art were all destroyed across Western Europe. This marks the end of a period of artistic, intellectual, economical, and political advancements.The Dark ages were a period of no real developments of anythingexcept superstition and a belief in witchcraft. There too many disadvantages in different aspects. The collapse saw the end of stable government, schools, libraries, monetary system and a common language. During this period development of the human race was slowed down by 1,000 years. Many of the old arts and crafts were lost, and intellectual activity barely existed. People were forced to turn to the landowners to protect them. Life was now no more than growing the crops and rearing animals to provide food.Fortunately, Ireland had never been conquered by the Romans and was ignored by the Barbarians. The ancient Celtic civilization that had disappeared in Europe still flourished here. The Celts have a great love of learning and it is this that eventually saved Europe from the Dark Ages. The lost knowledge of the ancient Greeks and Romans was rediscovered in the Irish monasteries of France and Italy.However, the Darkness still continued for the majority of people. It came to a terrible head in the 14th century when the entire continent was overrun by the great plague known as the Black Death. It is thought that 100 million people died as a result.It was, we now know, the terrible, frightening, finaleto the Dark Ages. 7.From the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true?