History Of Modern Age
                     HISTORY OF 
MODERN AGE
Introduction
The Modern Age is a period in 
human history which spans from the 
20th century beginning with the 
period after the end of First World 
War and ending with the advent of 
the Digital revolution. 
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About Modern Age
This period saw the improvement of 
contemporary weapons and technologies 
in the middle of the instability and ravages 
of the Second World War, as the world 
began to move into a more technical, but 
more destructive age. 
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Early Modern 
Period
The early modern period began 
approximately at the beginning of the 16th 
century. In this period, the major historical 
milestones include the Age of Discovery, 
the European Renaissance as well as the 
Protestant Reformation.
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Late Modern Period
On the other hand, the late modern period 
started in the mid of 18th century. The 
American Revolution, the French 
Revolution, the Great Divergence, the 
Industrial Revolution and the Russian 
Revolution happened in this period.
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Late Modern Period 
Cont.
Primarily, it took most of the human 
history up to the year 1804 for the 
population of the modern world to reach 
its 1 billion mark. However, the next billion 
came just over a century later in the year 
1927.
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Contemporary 
History
The contemporary history includes the 
span of historical events starting from 
1945. These events are most relevant to 
the present time and scenario. Many 
historians describe the early modern 
period as the time frame between 1500 
and 1800. 
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Impact on the 
Modern World
In the Ottoman Empire and Africa, the 
Muslim expansion took place in East and 
North Africa. However, in West Africa, 
several native nations existed. The 
civilizations of Southeast Asia and the 
Indian Empires played a pivotal role in the 
spice trade. 
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Indian 
subcontinent
 In the Indian subcontinent, the presence 
of Great Mughal Empire was strong. 
Moreover, the archipelagic empires, the 
Sultanate of Malacca and later the 
Sultanate of Johor, exercised power over 
the southern areas.
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Asian subcontinent
In the Asian subcontinent, different 
Japanese shogunates and the Chinese 
dynasties held power. The Edo period from 
1600 to 1868 in Japan is regarded as the 
early modern period. 
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Religious trends
The religious trends of this period 
witnessed the rise of the Muslim 
community and the Muslim world. 
Christians and Christendom saw the end of 
the Crusades. Religious Unity under the 
Roman Church came to an end. 
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