Your answer to this question should contain at least 500 words (but you can write more!)
There is no "official" beginning date of the modern period. Some would say that modern history began with the Scientific Revolution, (which was the starting point for our course).
Others would consider the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the creation and unification of modern countries or some other era as the starting points of modernity. When do you think the beginning of the modern period can be dated and why?
Explain precisely how you would define "modernity." Point to specific ideas, events and individuals to support your views.