Question 2 - MCQ Questions (1 Mark) - Chapter 1 Class 8 History - The Modern Period - History

This century is generally taken as the beginning of the modern period.

A. Sixteenth

B. Seventeenth

C. Eighteenth

D. Nineteenth

Answer:

Answer by Student

So, the correct answer is (C) Eighteenth

Detailed Explanation by Teachoo

Let’s check all the options

• Option (A) Sixteenth - This option is incorrect because the sixteenth century is part of the early modern period, not the modern period. The early modern period lasted from c. AD 1500 to 1800 and resulted in wide-ranging intellectual, political and economic change. It brought with it the Age of Discovery, the Protestant Reformation, and the rise and fall of various empires. So, this is incorrect
  
  
• Option (B) Seventeenth - This option is incorrect because the seventeenth century is also part of the early modern period, not the modern period. The seventeenth century saw the development of science, philosophy, and art during the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment. It also witnessed political upheavals such as the Thirty Years’ War, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution. So, this is incorrect
  
  
• Option (C) Eighteenth - This option is correct because the eighteenth century is generally taken as the beginning of the modern period. The modern period in history refers to the period of human history that succeeds the Middle Ages. It generally refers to the history of the world since the advent of the Age of Reason and the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th and 18th centuries and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution¹. The eighteenth century saw major changes in society, economy, culture, and politics due to scientific progress, industrialization, colonization, and urbanization. These changing trends were first visible in Europe and later influenced India So, this is correct
  
  
• Option (D) Nineteenth - This option is incorrect because the nineteenth century is part of the late modern period, not the beginning of the modern period. The late modern period began around 1800 with the end of the political revolutions in the late 18th century and involved the transition from a world dominated by imperial and colonial powers into one of nations and nationhood following the two great world wars. The nineteenth century saw the rise of nationalism, liberalism, socialism, feminism, and other ideologies that shaped modern history. So, this is incorrect

Thus, option (C) is correct