Context: During the Early Modern period (approximately late 15th century to 1800), the universities of Europe would see a tremendous amount of growth, productivity and innovative research. At the end of the Middle Ages, about 400 years after the first university was founded, there were twenty-nine universities spread throughout Europe. In the 15th century, twenty-eight new ones were created, with another eighteen added between 1500 and 1625. This pace continued until by the end of the 18th century there were approximately 143 universities in Europe and Eastern Europe, with the highest concentrations in the German Empire (34), Italian countries (26), France (25), and Spain (23) – this was close to a 500% increase over the number of universities toward the end of the Middle Ages. This number does not include the numerous universities that disappeared, or institutions that merged with other universities during this time. It should be noted that the identification of a university was not necessarily obvious during the Early Modern period, as the term is applied to a burgeoning number of institutions. In fact, the term "university" was not always used to designate a higher education institution. In Mediterranean countries, the term studium generale was still often used, while "Academy" was common in Northern European countries.

Question: What was the time span of the Early Modern period?
Answer: late 15th century to 1800

Question: At the completion of the Middle Ages how long had universities existed?
Answer: about 400 years

Question: How many universities were within Europe at the closure of the middle ages?
Answer: twenty-nine

Question: How many universities were within Europe by the completion of the 18th century?
Answer: 143

Question: The German Empire had how many universities?
Answer: 34

Question: what period occured from egan in 1500 and ended in the 18th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What began to happen to universities in the 1500's?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How long did it take for the world to establish 29 schools of higher education?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many new universities were created in the 1500's?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many universities exicted across Europe by the end of the 1800's?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What was the time span of the German Empire?
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Question: At the completion of the Middle Ages how long had countries existed?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many universities were within Germany at the closure of the middle-ages?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many universities were within Northern Europe by the completion of the 18th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: The Mediterranean Empire had how many universities?
Answer: Unanswerable