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In history, the early modern era of modern history follows the late Middle Ages. Historians refer to the period around 1500-1800. The events include the first European colonies, the rise of strong centralized governments, and the beginnings of recognizable nation states that are the direct antecedents of today's states. This era in Western Europe is referred to as the early modern European period.
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* 1 Early modern period studies
o 1.1 Renaissance and 'Early modern'
* 2 Europe and the West
o 2.1 European kingdoms and movements
+ 2.1.1 Notable individuals
o 2.2 Christians and Christendom
+ 2.2.1 End of the Crusades and Unity
+ 2.2.2 Inquisitions and Reformations
+ 2.2.3 Tsardom of Russia
o 2.3 Discovery and trade
+ 2.3.1 Mercantile Capitalism
# 2.3.1.1 Trade and the New Economy
# 2.3.1.2 Piracy's Golden Age
+ 2.3.2 European states and politics
# 2.3.2.1 Absolutism
# 2.3.2.2 French power
# 2.3.2.3 Early English revolutions
# 2.3.2.4 International balance of power
o 2.4 Colonial expansion and possessions
+ 2.4.1 Conquest and Americas exploration
+ 2.4.2 Colonial North America
+ 2.4.3 Colonial Latin America
* 3 Asia and Africa
o 3.1 The Ottoman Empire and Africa
+ 3.1.1 North and East Africa
+ 3.1.2 West Africa
o 3.2 Persia and Central Asia
+ 3.2.1 Safavids
+ 3.2.2 Uzbeks and Afghan Pashtuns
o 3.3 Indian Empires and Southeast Asia
+ 3.3.1 Indian subcontinent empires
+ 3.3.2 Archipelagic empires
o 3.4 East Asian dynasties and politics
+ 3.4.1 Chinese dynasties
+ 3.4.2 Japanese shogunates
+ 3.4.3 Korean dynasties
* 4 Religious trends and philosophy
o 4.1 Eastern philosophies
o 4.2 Muslims and the Muslim world
* 5 End of the early period
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links
[edit] Early modern period studies
Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, it is generally agreed as spanning the period between the late portions of the Middle Ages (Renaissance) through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions. From a global standpoint, the most important feature of the early modern period was its globalizing character — it witnessed the exploration and colonization of the Americas and the rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe.
Other notable trends of the early modern period include the development of experimental science, the shrinkage of relative distances through improvements in transportation and communications, increasingly rapid technological progress, secularized civic politics and the early authoritarian nation states.
Further, capitalist economies and institutions became more sophisticated and globally articulated. This process began in the medieval North Italian city-states, particularly Genoa, Venice, and Milan. The early modern period also saw the rise and beginning of the dominance of the economic theory of mercantilism.
Insomuch as these trends represented a shift away from medieval modes of political and economic organization, the early modern period witnessed the decline of Christian theocracy, feudalism and serfdom.
The period includes the Reformation, the disastrous Thirty Years' War, the Commercial Revolution, the European colonization of the Americas, the Golden Age of Piracy and the peak of the European witch-hunt craze.
[edit] Renaissance and 'Early modern'
The expression "early modern" is sometimes incorrectly used as a substitute for the term Renaissance. However, "Renaissance" is properly used in relation to a diverse series of cultural developments that occurred over several hundred years in many different parts of Europe — especially central and northern Italy — and it spans the transition from late medieval civilization to the opening of the early modern period. In the visual arts and architecture, the term 'early modern' is not a common designation as the Renaissance period is clearly distinct from what came later. Only in the study of literature is the early modern period a standard designation. European music of the period is generally divided between Renaissance and Baroque. Similarly, philosophy is divided between Renaissance philosophy and the Enlightenment. In other fields, there is far more continuity through the period such as warfare and science.
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Contents
[hide]
* 1 Early modern period studies
o 1.1 Renaissance and 'Early modern'
* 2 Europe and the West
o 2.1 European kingdoms and movements
+ 2.1.1 Notable individuals
o 2.2 Christians and Christendom
+ 2.2.1 End of the Crusades and Unity
+ 2.2.2 Inquisitions and Reformations
+ 2.2.3 Tsardom of Russia
o 2.3 Discovery and trade
+ 2.3.1 Mercantile Capitalism
# 2.3.1.1 Trade and the New Economy
# 2.3.1.2 Piracy's Golden Age
+ 2.3.2 European states and politics
# 2.3.2.1 Absolutism
# 2.3.2.2 French power
# 2.3.2.3 Early English revolutions
# 2.3.2.4 International balance of power
o 2.4 Colonial expansion and possessions
+ 2.4.1 Conquest and Americas exploration
+ 2.4.2 Colonial North America
+ 2.4.3 Colonial Latin America
* 3 Asia and Africa
o 3.1 The Ottoman Empire and Africa
+ 3.1.1 North and East Africa
+ 3.1.2 West Africa
o 3.2 Persia and Central Asia
+ 3.2.1 Safavids
+ 3.2.2 Uzbeks and Afghan Pashtuns
o 3.3 Indian Empires and Southeast Asia
+ 3.3.1 Indian subcontinent empires
+ 3.3.2 Archipelagic empires
o 3.4 East Asian dynasties and politics
+ 3.4.1 Chinese dynasties
+ 3.4.2 Japanese shogunates
+ 3.4.3 Korean dynasties
* 4 Religious trends and philosophy
o 4.1 Eastern philosophies
o 4.2 Muslims and the Muslim world
* 5 End of the early period
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links
[edit] Early modern period studies
Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate, it is generally agreed as spanning the period between the late portions of the Middle Ages (Renaissance) through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions. From a global standpoint, the most important feature of the early modern period was its globalizing character — it witnessed the exploration and colonization of the Americas and the rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe.
Other notable trends of the early modern period include the development of experimental science, the shrinkage of relative distances through improvements in transportation and communications, increasingly rapid technological progress, secularized civic politics and the early authoritarian nation states.
Further, capitalist economies and institutions became more sophisticated and globally articulated. This process began in the medieval North Italian city-states, particularly Genoa, Venice, and Milan. The early modern period also saw the rise and beginning of the dominance of the economic theory of mercantilism.
Insomuch as these trends represented a shift away from medieval modes of political and economic organization, the early modern period witnessed the decline of Christian theocracy, feudalism and serfdom.
The period includes the Reformation, the disastrous Thirty Years' War, the Commercial Revolution, the European colonization of the Americas, the Golden Age of Piracy and the peak of the European witch-hunt craze.
[edit] Renaissance and 'Early modern'
The expression "early modern" is sometimes incorrectly used as a substitute for the term Renaissance. However, "Renaissance" is properly used in relation to a diverse series of cultural developments that occurred over several hundred years in many different parts of Europe — especially central and northern Italy — and it spans the transition from late medieval civilization to the opening of the early modern period. In the visual arts and architecture, the term 'early modern' is not a common designation as the Renaissance period is clearly distinct from what came later. Only in the study of literature is the early modern period a standard designation. European music of the period is generally divided between Renaissance and Baroque. Similarly, philosophy is divided between Renaissance philosophy and the Enlightenment. In other fields, there is far more continuity through the period such as warfare and science.
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