How can the modern era be distinguished from other eras in history?

A. It saw a significant rise in global political equality and human
rights.

B. It produced extensive written records and artifacts.

C. It created feudal societies centered on agriculture.

D. It was dependent on political rather than religious control over
empires.

A. It saw a significant rise in global political equality and human rights.

Explanation:

Despite development imbalances between countries and regions of the world, we can say that our modern era is more egalitarian and democratic than it was before the 1780s. Human rights, civic freedoms, free elections of authorities and a free press are rights millions of people in the world enjoy, all those rights are enshrined in national constitutions, violations of human rights and freedoms are denounced and critized in the global media and are a motive of concern worldwide.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.