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1700AD: The Medieval World

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500AD This period in world history is seeing the "Ancient World" giving way to the "Medieval World". Apart from being a convenient differentiation to help us moderns make sense of the past, does this actually mean anything? Perhaps it does, in the Eastern Hemisphere at least. The Medieval epoch (roughly 500 to 1500) is a time of building on the achievements of the Ancient World, but also of moving societies in new directions, preparing the way for the modern world. Compared to, 1700AD The Chinese empire has experienced a run of three of the most remarkable emperors in its history - in fact, in world history. It is the largest state in the world at this date, and by far the most populous. It is almost certainly the wealthiest. The only other
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