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When did the early modern period of modern history begin according to some historians?
When did the early modern period of modern history begin according to some historians?
- After the end of the Crusades
- After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 (correct)
- After Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India in 1498
- After the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492
What was the most important feature of the early modern period from a worldwide standpoint according to recent historians?
What was the most important feature of the early modern period from a worldwide standpoint according to recent historians?
- The rise of Napoleon to power
- Its spreading globalizing character (correct)
- The voyages of Christopher Columbus
- The end of the Crusades
What significant event marked the end of the early modern period according to some historians?
What significant event marked the end of the early modern period according to some historians?
- The discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama
- The fall of Constantinople
- The beginning of the Age of Revolutions
- The French Revolution in 1789 (correct)