effective date. Date on which a transaction is recorded or when an agreement (such as a contract or an insurance policy) takes effect. You Also Might Like... When choosing a life insurance policy two of the main types of plans available are term life insurance and whole life insurance.
This decline persisted throughout the period of time sometimes called the Dark Ages (also called Late Antiquity or the Early Middle Ages), from the fall of Rome to about the year 1000, with a brief hiatus during the flowering of the Carolingian court established by Charlemagne.
The Dark Ages. The Dark Ages  Defining the Darkness. The Dark Ages as a term has undergone many evolutions; its definition depends on who is defining it. Indeed, modern historians no longer use the term because of its negative connotation. Generally, the Dark Ages referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire.