Which statement best characterizes the role of the Dark Ages in fostering modern scientific thought in Europe.
a) It served as a transition period between the Romans and the Renaissance, preserving the ideas and culture of Rome, but not extending it.
b) It was generally a period of cultural and scientific regression.
c) Science went underground in most places, but flourished and advanced in places like France and England
d) The invading tribes brought new ideas and techniques that were adopted by the people under Rome's subjugation, and which provided much of the foundation for the Scientific Revolution.
Ans: b) It was generally a period of cultural and scientific regression.
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