Early Modern Period (1492 – 1789)
| 00. Overview | 1492 | 1789 |
| 01. Ottoman | 1300 | 1921 |
| 02. Protestant Reformation and Counter-Reformation | 1517 | 1648 |
| 03. Portuguese Empire | 1487 | 1975 |
| 04. Spanish Empire | 1492 | 1898 |
| 05. French colonial empire | 1555 | 1980 |
| 06. Eighty Years’ War | 1568 | 1648 |
| 07. British Empire | 1607 | 1980 |
| 08. Thirty Years’ War | 1618 | 1648 |
| 09. Dutch Empire | 1619 | 1975 |
| 10. American Revolution | 1775 | 1783 |
| 11. China | 1644 | 1912 |
| 12. Anglo-Spanish War | 1585 | 1604 |
