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The '''10th century''' was the period from [[901]] (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] CMI) through [[AD 1000| ...[[Lynn Townsend White, Jr|Lynn White]] mentions of the period that "to the modern eye, it is very nearly the darkest of the [[Dark Ages (historiography)|Dark

...ger.jpg|300px|thumb|upright=1.35|The [[Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife]], a modern-day dagger]] ...oric usage of the dagger have made it iconic and symbolic. A dagger in the modern sense is a weapon designed for close-proximity combat or self-defense; due

The '''7th century''' is the period from [[601]] through [[700]] in accordance with the [[Julian calendar]] in The [[spread of Islam]] and the [[Early Muslim conquests|Muslim conquests]] began with the unification of Arabia by

The '''9th century''' was a period from [[801]] (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] DCCCI) through [[900]] ...[[Carolingian Renaissance]] and the [[Viking raids]] occurred within this period. In the Middle East, the [[House of Wisdom]] was founded in [[Abbasid Calip

...ed to a claim to the French throne by King [[Edward III of England]]. This period is considered the height of [[chivalry]] and marks the beginning of strong * The [[Little Ice Age]] was a period of widespread cooling which, while conventionally defined as extending from

...ilization]], the 13th century marked the beginning of the Late Postclassic period. The [[Kanem–Bornu Empire|Kanem Empire]] in what is now [[Chad]] reached ...book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VNgUAAAAIAAJ&q=Majapahit|title=Modern Times|first=H.|last=Kahler|date=December 31, 1981|publisher=Brill Archive|i

The '''12th century''' is the period from [[1101]] to [[1200]] in accordance with the [[Julian calendar]]. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the [[High Middle Ages]] and overlaps with what is of

It falls into the [[early modern period]] of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing ...ooke]], [[Isaac Newton]], and [[Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz]]. It was also a period of development of culture in general (especially theater, music, visual art

...he [[Late Middle Ages]], the [[Early Renaissance]], and the [[early modern period]]. ...turies. The [[Perspective (graphical)|architectural perspective]], and the modern fields which are known today as [[banking]] and [[accounting]] were founded

...'.<ref name="NASA's lunar eclipse catalogue">Modern reference works on the period tend to follow the introduction of the Gregorian calendar for the sake of c ...n]] and [[imperialism]] throughout the world until the [[19th century]] or early [[20th century]].

...xample, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of [[Louis XIV|Louis XIV of France]] and the star In [[Europe]], philosophers ushered in the Age of Enlightenment. This period coincided with the French Revolution of 1789, and was later compromised by

...m 1025ad.jpg|thumb|300px|Political boundaries in [[Eastern Hemisphere]] in early half of 11th century]] The '''11th century''' is the period from 1001 (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] MI) through 1100 (MC) in a

...[[20th century in science|advances in science and technology]] defined the modern era, including the advent of [[nuclear weapon]]s and [[nuclear power]], [[s At the beginning of the period, the [[British Empire]] was the world's most powerful nation,<ref name="fer

...g in a great variety of dates being used during the [[Middle Ages|medieval period]].{{sfn|C R Cheney|2000|loc=Chapter 1, Section IV}} No civil legislation or ...8, 109}}<ref>{{Cite journal |year=2003 |title=Popes, astrologers and Early modern calendar reform |journal=History Has Many Voices |publisher=Pennsylvania St

...ermany-semi-automatic-pistols/mauser-c-96-eng/ |title=Mauser C-96 |website=Modern Firearms.net|date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> [[File:Mauser C96 prototype 1895Mar15.jpg|thumb|An early C96 prototype]]

...]. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''[[Odyssey]]'', the poem is divided into 24 [[Chapt ...ure of [[Ionic Greek]] and other dialects, probably around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Homer's authorship was infrequently questioned in [[Classic

...324/9780429495502 |quote=The 19th century is frequently characterized as a period of tension between forces of continuity and change. The reformers who advoc ...the [[Caucasus]] and [[Central Asia]]. The [[Ottoman Empire]] underwent a period of [[Westernization]] and reform known as the [[Tanzimat]], vastly increasi

...Grant|2018|p=40}} The LP08 was used by the [[Luftstreitkräfte]] during the early days of the war, before planes were equipped with [[machine guns]], althoug ...ger was expensive to produce, Germany started to look for a replacement as early as 1927, settling on the [[Walther P38]] in 1938, which offered similar per

...Roman province)|Dalmatia]]. Diocles rose through the ranks of the military early in his career, eventually becoming a [[Roman cavalry|cavalry]] commander fo ...ing to his vegetable gardens. His palace eventually became the core of the modern-day city of [[Split, Croatia|Split]] in Croatia.

...ry and was the world's [[foremost power]] for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly during the "[[Pax Britannica]]" between 1815 a ...land north of the [[River Forth]] known to the Romans as [[Caledonia]] in modern [[Scotland]] (i.e. "greater" Britain).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volume 10 –