The period in european history after the fall of the roman empire has many nicknames. one of the most famous is "the dark ages what are at least two specific examples that you can point that indicate that it was or was not 'dark' for people living in europe?

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario