early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
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Summary
early modern period is an era[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of era entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,598 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Europe[3]
- Instance of: academic major[4]
- Follows: Postclassical Era[5], Late Middle Ages[6], Middle Ages[7], Renaissance[8], Age of Discovery[9]
- Followed by: modern period[10], late modern period[11]
- Part of: modern period[12], periodization[13]
- Commons category: Early modern period[14]
- Start time: 1500[15]
- End time: 1800[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Early modern period[17]
- Commons gallery: Early Modern period[18]
- History of topic: Early Modern History[19]
- Practiced by: Moderniste (histoire)[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject History[22], WikiProject European history[23], WikiProject History of Science[24]
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Influence
Things named for early modern period include Early Modern Japanese[25], a historical language[26], in Tokugawa shogunate[27].
Why It Matters
early modern period has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Early Modern Japanese[25], a historical language[26], in Tokugawa shogunate[27].