Why is the middle ages called the dark ages?

The middle ages are called the dark ages because it was a dark time for people living in poverty and because of brutal wars and cruelty.

Explanation:

gaius cassius longinus and marcus junius brutus, former enemies of julius caesar who'd joined the roman senate, led caesar's assassination, dubbing themselves "the liberators." and the second one is   the assassination of julius caesar was the result of a conspiracy by many roman senators led by gaius cassius longinus, decimus junius brutus albinus, and marcus junius brutus. they stabbed caesar (23 times) to death in a location adjacent to the theatre of pompey on the ides of march 15 march 44 bc.

a.tensions between the colonial elites and the backcountry men of virginia.