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French term or phrase:	époque moderne
English translation:	early modern era
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20:29 Nov 13, 2007

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French term or phrase: époque moderne

Defined as the era between the 15th and 18th centuries in source text and elsewhere. Does this timeframe have an official name in English or will I have to settle for an explanatory translation?

Context:

L'époque moderne (du XVème au XVIIIème siècle) est caractérisée par l'essor industriel, commercial et territorial de l'Europe.

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CherryPie KudoZ activity Questions: 63 (none open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 375
Local time: 21:14

early modern era

Explanation:
time period - 15th to 18th century:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern
http://www.allempires.com/article/index.php?q=Early_Modern
http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/eme
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times
http://www.pompey.cch.kcl.ac.uk/Early_Modern_Era.htm
http://www.uni-duisburg-essen.de/fet/fue/eng/fb01/fb01_09_11...

Some historians place the start date later than others a lot of these references give the same dates as you.

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-11-13 20:40:55 GMT)
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there was supposed to be a 'but' in there - *but* these references give the same time period as you.

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laenai
France
Local time: 21:14

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early modern era

laenai

4 +3

early modern period/times

Kévin Bacquet

4 +1

modern age

mediamatrix

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peer agreement (net): +3

early modern period/times

Explanation:
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Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times

Kévin Bacquet
France
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modern age

Explanation:
Modern Times - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWithin the Early Modern Age, some events shaped the world immensely:. Martin Luther challenges the Church on 31 October 1517 with the 95 Theses: Reformation ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times - 36k - Cached - Similar pages

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early modern era

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