Which Best Conveys the Author's View of the End of the Middle

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which best conveys the author's view of the end of the Middle Ages?

• A)"A dark age comparable to the three centuries following Rome's fall descended on Europe."
• B)"Medieval society's economic and political institutions and technological skills underwent a prolonged period of decay."
• C)"Medieval civilization began its decline in the thirteenth century; however, no dark age followed."
• D)"The waning of the Middle Ages opened up possibilities for another stage in Western civilization: the modern age."
• E)"The waning of the Middle Ages was curiously similar to the waning of the Greek Dark Age."

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