Why do some historians put modernity's start at 1789 when it could be more reasonably start at 1750 or even earlier at 1650 or 1450? Why should modernity start at 1789, with the French Revolution? Never understood that..
>>18051145Modernity starts in 1492 with the discovery of the Americas
>>18051148I would argue it starts with the invention of the printing press in 1450 by Gutenberg
>>18051150This
>>18051150How about Fibonacci's libre abaci that introduced arithmetics and the modern numerals?
>>18051227The spread of information matters more than the information itself in this context I think
>>18051145>>18051148Actually 1648 with the treaty of Westphalia. Like you wouldn't call the Spanish empire a modern state, you'd call it proto-mdoern one.
>>18051254Which is why I said 1650, but I think it was already modern by the Thirty Years War.
>>18051145nobody worth acknowledging says that
>>18051291Oxford University says that doe
Modernity starts on the 3rd of October 2007 because that's when I was born.FUCK the USA, british empirre sweeps
>>18051145I would argue for the start of the enlightenment movement around 1650. It directly influenced our modern social and cultural values although it didn't peak until the French revolution.
Most historians claim modernity started with the printing press, scientific revolution, and capitalism.
>>18051145In my opinion, the Modern Age really gets started around 1776, because the United States of America enters the world scene, and we all know how influential that country is. It was something new and not much like any other. 1789 has the first term of the very first President of the United States, though.
>>18051389It was the serpent's work.
