Gunpowder Age

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
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 gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Industrial_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 gptkb: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 gptkb:matchlock
gptkb:artillery
mortars
warships
rifles
siege artillery
pistols
galleons
muskets
grenades
bayonets
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 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gunpowder Age