<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWalikuwa jamii ya watu waovu, na utawala wao wa eneo hilo ulileta kipindi chenye giza ambapo maandishi yalisahaulika na sanaa ikapotea.  <response>: They were a barbaric race, and their custody of the area brought about a dark period during which the written word was forgotten and art disappeared. 