Fahran wrote:There's little doubt that the status of women improved by leaps and bounds moving from the Dark Ages to the Early Middle Ages, and that it was better in the Early Middle Ages than in the Classical Period by many metrics. The Renaissance reversed many of these gains, and they would not begin to resurface until well into the Early Modern Period.
I've usually heard the term "Early Middle Ages" used as a synonym for "the Dark Ages." Where do you draw the line between the two?