Why is the time period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire called the Dark Ages?

The idea of the “Dark Ages” came from later scholars who were heavily biased toward ancient Rome. In the years following 476 A.D., various Germanic peoples conquered the former Roman Empire in the West (including Europe and North Africa), shoving aside ancient Roman traditions in favor of their own

churchill warned that the soviet union had cut eastern europe off from the west with an "iron curtain."

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the correct answer is d: "party organizers, volunteers, voters, and elected officials."