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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

...gica–style saga. Following these historical figures, you will also find a “modern” comparison in the form of **Kristina of Sweden**, daughter of Gustavus A - Daughter of Amalric I, she inherited the throne during a perilous period in Crusader history.

...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 ...uryeo to unite the [[Korean Peninsula]] under one ruler. While the [[Asuka period]] persisted in Japan throughout the 7th century.

...[[800 BC]] and ended the last day of [[701 BC]]. The 8th century BC was a period of great change for several historically significant civilizations. In [[E [[Iron Age India]] enters the later [[Vedic period]]. [[Historical Vedic religion|Vedic ritual]] is annotated in many [[shakha

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

...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

...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

...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

...apor Watt ETSIIM.jpg|thumb|Development of the [[Watt steam engine]] in the late 18th century was an important element in the [[Industrial Revolution]] in E ...Cornwallis.jpg|thumb|The [[American Revolutionary War]] took place in the late 18th century.]]

...'.<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 ...e mercantilist [[doctrine]] encouraged the many intra-European wars of the period and arguably fueled European [[Expansionism|expansion]] and [[imperialism]]

...[[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

The '''11th century''' is the period from 1001 (represented by the [[Roman numerals]] MI) through 1100 (MC) in a In the [[history of Europe]], this period is considered the early part of the [[High Middle Ages]]. There was, after

...[[Americas]]. The [[First Industrial Revolution]], though it began in the late [[18th century]], expanded beyond its British homeland for the first time d ...324/9780429495502 |quote=The 19th century is frequently characterized as a period of tension between forces of continuity and change. The reformers who advoc

...]. 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 ...iterary mixture of [[Ionic Greek]] and other dialects, probably around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Homer's authorship was infrequently questioned

...ermany-semi-automatic-pistols/mauser-c-96-eng/ |title=Mauser C-96 |website=Modern Firearms.net|date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> ...ing rifles to Chinese warlords meant that the C96 became a mainstay of the period's armies, and the basic form of the pistol was extensively copied.<ref>{{ci

...ing to his vegetable gardens. His palace eventually became the core of the modern-day city of [[Split, Croatia|Split]] in Croatia. ...ul|Gaul]], but this is not corroborated by other sources and is ignored by modern historians.{{sfnm|1a1=Historia Augusta|1loc="Vita Carini" 14–15|2a1=Willi

=== Interwar period === ...d in French storage depots of the paramilitary [[National Gendarmerie]] as late as 1970.{{sfn|Grant|2018|p=58}}

...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 – ...l 2011.</ref> By the end of the [[Prehistoric Britain|region's prehistoric period]], the population is thought to have belonged largely to a culture termed [