4. The Dark Ages The Dark Ages are the period in E...

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4. The Dark Ages The Dark Ages are the period in Europe after the fall of the Greek and Roman Empires in 476 to the emergence of the Italian Renaissance in 1420. The term is also synonymous with the Middle Ages, or the Medieval Period, in which the Empire was overrun by the German Barbarian tribes and 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 anything except 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, finale to the Dark Ages. 7. From the passage, which of the following statement is NOT true？

A、The Dark Ages is also called The Medieval Period.

B、The Dark Ages began just after the fall of Rome and it dominated the European continent until the early 14th century.

C、The Dark Ages is regarded as a backwards time in human history.

D、There was no real developments of anything during the Dark ages.

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4. The Dark Ages The Dark Ages are the period in E...

4. The Dark Ages The Dark Ages are the period in Europe after the fall of the Greek and Roman Empires in 476 to the emergence of the Italian Renaissance in 1420. The term is also synonymous with the Middle Ages, or the Medieval Period, in which the Empire was overrun by the German Barbarian tribes and 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 anything except 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, finale to the Dark Ages. 8. Which of the following phenomenon may not be seen during the Middle Ages in Europe？

A、The plague sickened and killed millions of people

B、Many children go to schools to learn mathematics and science

C、Many people often go to the Church to follow the pope and priests

D、Cities were experiencing severe famine

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What controlled medicine during the Dark Ages？

A.Government

B.Caesar

C.Religion

D.King

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The book of Judges has been called the account of the _______ of the Israelite people, because the people “abandoned the Lord” and the Lord left the people. （Lec.108, 00’15’’)

A.Abandoned Ages

B.Dark Ages

C.Miserable Ages

D.Dead Ages

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The reason why the Viking Age is regarded as part of the "Dark Ages" is that ______A．peopl

The reason why the Viking Age is regarded as part of the "Dark Ages" is that ______

A．people at that time were often attacked for their wealth by the Vikings

B．living conditions for both the Vikings and the Europeans were terrible

C．the contemporary historians are practically in the dark about the Vikings

D．Viking Age is a part of prehistory

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Which of the following is referred to as the Dark Ages？A．The year 1600.B．The 1600s.C．The t

Which of the following is referred to as the Dark Ages？

A．The year 1600.

B．The 1600s.

C．The time between 1606 and 1871.

D．The period from the 4th to the 14th century.

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Which of the following countries is the only country to preclude women from voting and appears to be still completely in the dark ages with regard to suffrage？

A、Iran

B、Bolivia

C、Saudi Arabia

D、Croatia

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Task 1Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfini

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

Rome's fire-fighting brigade remained until the fall of the empire in the 4th century. In the Dark Ages that followed, it was believed that fires were God's punishment of the people for the bad thing they had done. And from the 4th to the 14th century,

When file destroyed a home during the Dark Ages, people ______.

A．felt that the fire was a punishment given by God

B．wished the brigade had arrived sooner

C．tried to stop heating by dried grass or wood

D．tried to know how and why the fire started

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What does the state-of-the-art computer simulation tell us about？A．How the Big Bang occurr

What does the state-of-the-art computer simulation tell us about？

A．How the Big Bang occurred about 13 billion years ago．

B．How“cosmic dark ages”came into existence．

C．How dust grains and gases were formed after the Big Bang．

D．How the first stars came into being after the Big Bang．

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What does the state-of-the-art computer simulation tell us about？A．How the Big Bang occurr

What does the state-of-the-art computer simulation tell us about？

A．How the Big Bang occurred about 13 billion years ago．

B．How“cosmic dark ages”came into existence．

C．How dust grains and gases were formed after the Big Bang．

D．How the first stars came into being after the Big Bang．

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Science is the never-ending struggle to find truth. You may dismiss this statement as the

rambling of an amateur philosopher, but it holds some practical value. Truth is a temporary phenomenon. It is limited by human communication systems, technology, and skills. For example, during the Dark Ages in Europe, the world was perceived as flat. This flatness was acceptable as "truth" because travel and human knowledge of celestial phenomena were so limited that no other concept was needed. A family lived in a small area and confined its activity to a small region. This region appeared to be flat, so for all practical purposes, the earth was flat, too. When travel and exploration became widespread, and especially when ships were able to sail far out on the Atlantic, the vision of a flat earth had to change. Many observations of stars and planets and of ships' movements at sea led to new principles and to a new truth. Those who were in the position to do so could exploit the new truth about the earth's shape and turn it into riches. The Spanish, knowing they would not fall off the edge of a flat earth, found the New World and brought gold and silver back to Spain.

The situation has not changed much since the Dark Ages. Truth is still sought because it has value, and the scientific method remains the most systematic way of pursuing it. The method starts with a problem. Once the problem is well defined, information that might have an effect on it is gathered. The information is sorted and analyzed, and that which is useful is kept—to be used as a basis for general principles. In the social sciences, the principles are often used to help formulate policies. The policies ultimately are aimed at removing the problem and improving people's lives.

In economics (and in other social sciences), the pursuit of truth is slowed because human behavior. cannot be subjected to the kinds of controlled experiments that are possible with white rats and guinea pigs. The economist must follow the steps in a search for new truths about economic behavior, but following them is frustrating and often leads up blind alleys. Nevertheless, problems, facts, principles, and policies must be considered in a systematic way.

What can we infer from the fact that the world was perceived as flat？

A．Most people during the Dark Ages were illiterate.

B．People during the Dark Ages were lacking in social knowledge.

C．People today were more knowledgeable than those during the Dark Ages.

D．People's cognition of the world was related to the scientific development.

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