“早期近代”(Early Modern)是当今西方史学界广泛使用的一个术语。它最初是指西欧从中世纪到近代的过渡时期,后来逐渐用于指同时期的欧洲。今天冠以“早期近代”的大学课程和论著不胜枚举。20世纪下半期,随着全球史的兴起,“早期近代”逐渐延伸指同 Early Modern is a widely used term in Western history. It originally referred to the transition period from Western Middle Ages to the modern era of Western Europe and later gradually used to refer to the same period of Europe. There are numerous university courses and articles entitled “Early Modern Times” today. In the second half of the 20th century, with the rise of global history, “early modern times” gradually extended