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The early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages of the post-classical era. Although the chronological limits of this period are open to debate, the timeframe spans the period after the late post-classical or Middle Ages (c. 1400–1500) through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions (c. 1800). It is variously demarcated by historians as beginning with the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, the Renaissance period in Europe and Timurid Central Asia, the Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent, the end of the Crusades, the Age of Discovery (especially the voyages of Christopher Columbus beginning in 1492 but also Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route to India in 1498), and ending around the French Revolution in 1789, or Napoleon's rise to power.

Historians in recent decades have argued that from a worldwide standpoint, the most important feature of the early modern period was its spreading globalizing character. New economies and institutions emerged, becoming more sophisticated and globally articulated over the course of the period. This process began in the medieval North Italian city-states, particularly Genoa, Venice, and Milan in the west, and in India's Bengal in the east. The early modern period also included the rise of the dominance of the economic theory of mercantilism.

In the Americas, pre-Columbian peoples had built a large and varied civilization, including the Aztec Empire, the Inca civilization, the Maya civilization and its cities, and the Muisca. The European colonization of the Americas began during the early modern period, as did the establishment of European trading hubs in Asia and Africa, which contributed to the spread of Christianity around the world. The rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe, in particular the Columbian Exchange that linked the Old World and the New World, greatly altered the human environment. Notably, the Atlantic slave trade and colonization of Native Americans began during this period. The Ottoman Empire conquered Southeastern Europe, and parts of the West Asia and North Africa. Russia reached the Pacific coast in 1647 and consolidated its control over the Russian Far East in the 19th century. The Great Divergence took place as Western Europe greatly surpassed China in technology and per capita wealth.

In the Islamic world, after the fall of the Timurid Renaissance, powers such as the Ottoman, Suri, Safavid, and Mughal empires grew in strength (three of which are known as gunpowder empires for the military technology that enabled them). Particularly in the Indian subcontinent, Mughal architecture, culture, and art reached their zenith, while the empire itself is believed to have had the world's largest economy, bigger than the entirety of Western Europe and worth 25% of global GDP, signalling the period of proto-industrialization.

Various Chinese dynasties and Japanese shogunates controlled the Asian sphere. In Japan, the Edo period from 1600 to 1868 is also referred to as the early modern period. In Korea, the early modern period is considered to have lasted from the rise of the Joseon Dynasty to the enthronement of King Gojong. By the 16th century, Asian economies under the Ming dynasty and Mughal Bengal were stimulated by trade with the Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Dutch, while Japan engaged in the Nanban trade after the arrival of the first European Portuguese during the Azuchi–Momoyama period.

Early modern trends in various regions of the world represented a shift away from medieval modes of organization, politically and economically. Feudalism declined in Europe, and Christians and Christendom saw the end of the Crusades and of religious unity under the Roman Catholic Church. The old order was destabilized by the Protestant Reformation, which caused a backlash that expanded the Inquisition and sparked the disastrous European Wars of Religion, which included the especially bloody Thirty Years' War and ended with the establishment of the modern international system in the Peace of Westphalia. Along with the European colonization of the Americas, this period also contained the Commercial Revolution and the Golden Age of Piracy.

Other notable trends of the early modern period include the development of experimental science, increasingly rapid technological progress, secularized civic politics, accelerated travel due to improvements in mapping and ship design, and the emergence of nation states. Historians typically date the end of the early modern period when the French Revolution of the 1790s began the "late modern" period.

 [[Image:Mona Lisa (ca. 1503-1507) - Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world.]]
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-:''This categorical [[era]] spans the two centuries between the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Industrial Revolution]] that has created [[modern society]].''
+The '''early modern period''' of [[modern history]] follows the [[late Middle Ages]] of the [[post-classical era]]. Although the chronological limits of this period are open to debate, the [[timeline|timeframe]] spans the period after the late post-classical or Middle Ages (c. 1400–1500) through the beginning of the [[Age of Revolutions]] (c. 1800). It is variously demarcated by historians as beginning with the [[Ottoman conquest of Constantinople]] in 1453, the [[Renaissance]] period in Europe and [[Timurid Renaissance|Timurid Central Asia]], the [[Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent]], the end of the [[Crusades]], the [[Age of Discovery]] (especially the [[voyages of Christopher Columbus]] beginning in 1492 but also [[Vasco da Gama]]'s [[Vasco da Gama#First voyage|discovery of the sea route to India]] in 1498), and ending around the [[French Revolution]] in 1789, or [[Napoleon's]] [[Coup of 18 Brumaire|rise to power]].
-The '''early modern period''' is a term initially used by historians to refer mainly to the post [[Late Middle Ages]] period in [[Western Europe]] ([[Early modern Europe]]), its first [[colony|colonies]] marked by the rise of strong centralized governments and the beginnings of recognizable nation states that are the direct antecedents of todays states in what is called [[Modern times]]. This categorical [[era]] spans the two centuries between the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Industrial Revolution]] that has created modern society, and in subsequent years the term "Early modern" has evolved to be less [[euro-centric]] and more generally a [[calendar era|semi-calendar era]] useful for tracking related historical events across vast regions, as the cultural influences and dynamics from one region impacting on distant others has become more appreciated.
+Historians in recent decades have argued that from a worldwide standpoint, the most important feature of the early modern period was its spreading [[proto-globalization|globalizing]] character. New economies and institutions emerged, becoming more sophisticated and globally articulated over the course of the period. This process began in the medieval North Italian [[city-states]], particularly [[Genoa]], [[Venice]], and [[Milan]] in the west, and in India's [[Bengal Sultanate|Bengal]] in the east. The early modern period also included the rise of the dominance of the economic theory of [[mercantilism]].
-The early modern period is characterized by the rise to importance of [[science]], the shrinkage of relative distances through improvements in [[transportation]] and [[communication]]s and increasingly rapid [[History of technology|technological progress]], [[secular]]ized civic [[politics]] and the early [[authoritarian]] [[nation state]]s.
+In the Americas, pre-Columbian peoples had built a large and varied civilization, including the [[Aztec Empire]], the [[History of the Incas|Inca civilization]], the [[Maya civilization]] and  its cities, and the [[Muisca]]. The [[European colonization of the Americas]] began during the early modern period, as did the establishment of European trading hubs in Asia and Africa, which contributed to the [[History of Christianity#Catholic missions|spread of Christianity]] around the world. The rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe, in particular the [[Columbian Exchange]] that linked the [[Old World]] and the [[New World]], greatly altered the human environment. Notably, the [[Atlantic slave trade]] and colonization of Native Americans began during this period. The [[Ottoman Empire]] conquered Southeastern Europe, and parts of the West Asia and North Africa. Russia [[Russian conquest of Siberia|reached the Pacific coast]] in 1647 and consolidated its control over the [[Russian Far East]] in the 19th century. The [[Great Divergence]] took place as Western Europe greatly surpassed China in technology and per capita wealth.
-Further, [[capitalist economy|capitalist economies]] and institutions began their rise and development, beginning in northern [[Italy|Italian]] [[republic]]s such as [[Genoa]], and the oligarchy in [[Venice]]. The early modern period also saw the rise and beginning of the dominance of the economic theory of [[mercantilism]].
+In the [[Islamic world]], after the fall of the [[Timurid Renaissance]], powers such as the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]], [[Suri Empire|Suri]], [[Safavid]], and [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] empires grew in strength (three of which are known as [[gunpowder empires]] for the military technology that enabled them). Particularly in the [[Indian subcontinent]], [[Mughal architecture]], [[Indo-Persian culture|culture]], and [[Mughal painting|art]] reached their zenith, while the empire itself is believed to have had the world's largest economy, bigger than the entirety of [[Western Europe]] and worth 25% of global GDP, signalling the period of [[proto-industrialization]].
-As such, the early modern period represents the decline and eventual disappearance, in much of the European sphere, of [[Christian]] [[theocracy]], [[feudalism]] and [[serfdom]].
+Various Chinese dynasties and Japanese shogunates controlled the Asian sphere. In Japan, the [[Edo period]] from 1600 to 1868 is also referred to as the early modern period. In Korea, the early modern period is considered to have lasted from the rise of the [[Joseon Dynasty]] to the enthronement of [[Gojong of the Korean Empire|King Gojong]]. By the 16th century, Asian economies under the [[Ming dynasty]] and [[Mughal Bengal]] were stimulated by trade with the Portuguese, the Spanish, and the Dutch, while Japan engaged in the [[Nanban trade]] after the arrival of the first European Portuguese during the [[Azuchi–Momoyama period]].
+Early modern trends in various regions of the world represented a shift away from medieval modes of organization, politically and economically. [[Feudalism]] declined in Europe, and Christians and Christendom saw the end of the [[Crusades]] and of religious unity under the Roman Catholic Church. The old order was destabilized by the [[Protestant Reformation]], which caused a backlash that expanded the [[Inquisition]] and sparked the disastrous [[European wars of religion|European Wars of Religion]], which included the especially bloody [[Thirty Years' War]] and ended with the establishment of the modern international system in the [[Peace of Westphalia]]. Along with the [[European colonization of the Americas]], this period also contained the [[Commercial Revolution]] and the [[Golden Age of Piracy]].
+Other notable trends of the early modern period include the development of [[Science|experimental science]], increasingly rapid [[History of technology|technological progress]], [[secular]]ized civic politics, accelerated travel due to improvements in mapping and ship design, and the emergence of [[nation state]]s. Historians typically date the end of the early modern period when the [[French Revolution]] of the 1790s began the "late modern" period.
-The period includes the [[Reformation]], the disastrous [[Thirty Years' War]], the [[European colonization of the Americas]] and the peak of the European [[witch-hunt]] craze.
 ==See also==
 *[[Films set in Early Modernity]]

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