The early modern period is generally held to start roughly in ~1400-1500 and end roughly in ~1750-1800. I understand that there is a lot of debate on the speci

The early modern period is generally held to start roughly in ~1400-1500 and end roughly in ~1750-1800. I understand that there is a lot of debate on the specific starting and ending dates, but I thought that pretty much everyone would identify ~1600 to be smack right in the middle of it?