Early modern Europe: an introduction
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Discover the captivating early modern period from 1500 to 1780, filled with intellectual, social, religious, and cultural transformations. Uncover the fundamental characteristics of this era in our free course, Early modern Europe: an introduction. Gain insights into defining the early modern period, explore various historical approaches, and learn about valuable evidence from historical sources used in studying early modern Europe.
The early modern period from 1500 to 1780 is one of the most engaging periods for historical study. Beginning with the upheavals of the Reformation, and ending with the Enlightenment, this was a time of fundamental intellectual, social, religious and cultural change. At the same time, early modern Europe was rooted in and retained many of the customs of medieval times. In this free course, Early modern Europe: an introduction, you will explore some of the fundamental characteristics of this fascinating period of history.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Identify the fundamental features of the early modern period and understand the problems of defining the early modern period
Appreciate that there are different approaches to the study of historical periods
Understand what evidence we can obtain from historical sources used in the study of early modern Europe.
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