Gunpowder Age

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Age_of_Gunpowder
gptkbp:beganIn 9th century
gptkbp:characterizedBy widespread use of gunpowder weapons
gptkbp:endDate 19th century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Industrial_Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gunpowder Age
gptkbp:impact military tactics
fortification design
global warfare
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:fall_of_Constantinople
gptkb:Mughal_conquest_of_India
gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
European colonization
Ottoman expansion
gptkbp:notableInvention artillery
firearms
rockets
cannons
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:China
gptkbp:precededBy Medieval period
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:India
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkbp:technology artillery
mortars
warships
rifles
siege artillery
pistols
galleons
muskets
grenades
bayonets
matchlock
cartridges
flintlock
percussion cap
star forts
blunderbuss
explosive shells
bombards
fortified bastions
hand cannons
repeating firearms
wheel lock
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medieval_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6