modern period

era from ca. 1500 until present
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modern period
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modern period

Summary

modern period is a historical period[1]. It draws 2,383 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #51 of 371).[2]

Key Facts

  • modern period's instance of is recorded as historical period[3].
  • modern period's instance of is recorded as academic major[4].
  • modern period's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • modern period's instance of is recorded as era[6].
  • modern period followed Postclassical Era[7].
  • modern period followed early modern period[8].
  • modern period is a type of history[9].
  • modern period is part of periodization[10].
  • modern period's Commons category is recorded as Modern period[11].
  • modern period comprises early modern period[12].
  • modern period comprises contemporary history[13].
  • modern period comprises newest history[14].
  • modern period comprises late modern period[15].
  • modern period began on 1700[16].
  • modern period's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Modern era[17].
  • modern period's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Modern history[18].
  • modern period's subject named as is recorded as Frühe Neuzeit[19].
  • modern period's practiced by is recorded as historian of Modern Age[20].
  • modern period's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • modern period's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject History[22].
  • modern period's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject European history[23].
  • modern period's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject History of Science[24].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period[3], academic major[4], academic discipline[5], and era[6]. modern period is a type of history[9].

Use and Application

Components include early modern period[12], an era[25]; contemporary history[13], a historical period[26]; newest history[14], a historical period[27]; and late it[15], a periodization[28]. It is part of periodization[10].

Why It Matters

modern period draws 2,383 Wikipedia views per month (historical_period category, ranking #51 of 371).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q1227538. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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