This type of arthritis can be traced to a breakdown in your joint cartilage, and itâs linked with inflammation. Hips, knees, spine, hands and feet are most commonly affected. Rheumatoid arthritis is a known autoimmune disease which causes inflammation in the fluid of the joint.
A Look at the Dark Ages: When Things were Really Medieval. The Dark Ages were a period of great upheaval, constant war, horrendous plague, and stagnant cultural growth. But through these difficult centuries new ideas and a new culture was born. And in todayâs world we still feel the effects of these changes that were brought about during these Dark Ages. The Dark Ages is a period that is generally accepted as having begun in the year 410 with the fall of Rome and ending in 1095 with the launch of the first Crusades.
When the term Dark Ages is used by historians today, it is intended to be neutral, namely to express the idea that the events of the period often seem dark to us, due to the lack of historical records compared with later times. The darkness is ours, not theirs.