Gunpowder Age

Takes place as growth increases under centralized governments. Representative technologies include gunpowder, movable type, and the compass. Often includes flourishing technology, art, philosophy, and exploration. Specific regional time periods include the Renaissance, Elizabethan era, Mughal Empire, Reformation, Enlightenment, Age of Sail, Edo period, and Islamic Golden Age.

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