The decline made civilization believe that this era separated the artist and authors from previous periods, causing the Middle Ages to be labeled as an era of ignorance and barbarism. This statement was certainly not entirely true, in the so-called Dark Ages there were many institutions and practices that are very relevant today. There are important events that happened at different times during the medieval era. The Middle Ages are divided into three time periods: the High Middle Ages which took place immediately after the fall of the Roman Empire until around 1000, the Central Middle Ages which began from around 1000 to 1300 and the Late Middle Ages which took place from the end of the central Middle Ages until approximately