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| IV. The Early Modern Period, 1500–1800 |
| A. Global and Comparative Dimensions |
| 1. New-Style Empires and States, 1500–1700 |
| a. Gunpowder Empires |
| b. Other Emerging States |
| c. European National Monarchies |
| d. The New Context of the 18th Century |
| 2. Transformations of Major World Societies, 1500–1800 |
| a. Commercialization |
| b. Worldview Reformations |
| 3. Global Interaction Networks |
| a. The Emerging World Economy |
| b. The Exchange of New Products |
| c. The Spread of Diseases |
| B. Early Modern Europe, 1479–1815 |
| 1. Europe, 1479–1675 |
| a. Overview |
| b. England, Scotland, and Ireland |
| c. The Netherlands |
| d. France |
| e. The Iberian Peninsula |
| f. Italy |
| g. The German Empire |
| h. Scandinavia |
| i. Russia |
| j. Poland-Lithuania |
| k. Bohemia |
| l. Hungary |
| 2. Science and Learning, 1450–1700 |
| a. Science |
| b. Inventions and Technology |
| 3. Europe, 1648–1814 |
| a. Economic and Social Changes |
| b. Intellectual Developments |
| c. Culture and Popular Culture |
| d. Science and Technology |
| 4. European Diplomacy and Wars, 1648–1795 |
| 5. National Patterns, 1648–1815 |
| a. England, Scotland, and Ireland |
| b. The Dutch Republic |
| c. France |
| d. The Iberian Peninsula |
| e. Italy and the Papacy |
| f. The Swiss Confederation |
| g. The Holy Roman Empire |
| h. Scandinavia |
| i. Poland |
| j. Russia |
| C. The Middle East and North Africa, 1500–1800 |
| 1. Overview |
| 2. The Middle East, 1501–1808 |
| a. The Ottoman Empire |
| b. Iran |
| c. Afghanistan |
| d. Arabia |
| 3. North Africa, 1504–1799 |
| a. Morocco |
| b. Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya |
| D. South and Southeast Asia, 1500–1800 |
| 1. India, 1500–1800 |
| 2. Southeast Asia, 1500–1800 |
| a. The Malay Peninsula and Archipelago |
| b. Kedah |
| c. Aceh |
| d. Malaysia, 1509–1790 |
| e. Maluku (Eastern Indonesia), 1500–17th Century |
| 3. Mainland Southeast Asia, 1500–1800 |
| a. Burma |
| b. Siam (Ayutthaya) |
| c. Cambodia |
| E. East Asia, c. 1500–c. 1800 |
| 1. Overview |
| 2. China, 1522–1796 |
| a. The Remainder of the Ming Dynasty |
| b. The Qing Dynasty |
| 3. Korea, 1392–1800 |
| 4. Japan, 1542–1793 |
| 5. Vietnam, 1527–1802 |
| F. The Pacific Region, 1513–1798 |
| 1. The Pacific Islands in Pre-European Times |
| 2. European Exploration, 1600–1800 |
| 3. The Philippines, 1500–1800 |
| G. Africa, 1500–1800 |
| 1. Overview |
| 2. Regions |
| a. Sudanic West and Central Africa |
| b. Forest West Africa |
| c. Northeast Africa (Horn) |
| d. East Africa |
| e. West Central Africa |
| f. Southern Africa |
| g. Madagascar |
| H. Latin America, 1500–1800 |
| 1. The Spanish Conquest |
| 2. The Caribbean and the Isthmus, 1499–1531 |
| 3. Venezuela and Nueva Granada, 1521–1549 |
| 4. Peru and the West Coast, 1522–1581 |
| 5. The Río De La Plata |
| 6. New Spain, 1518–1574 |
| a. The Conquest of Mexico |
| b. Expansion to the South |
| c. Expansion to the North and the Pacific Coast |
| d. The Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Carolinas |
| 7. Foreign Encroachments and Territorial Changes, 1580–1800 |
| 8. The Spanish Colonial System, 1550–1800 |
| a. Population Development |
| b. Administration |
| c. The Church and the Missions |
| d. Economic Conditions |
| e. Social and Cultural Evolution |
| f. Insurrections |
| 9. Portuguese America, 1500–1815 |
| 10. The Portuguese Colonial System |
| I. North America, 1500–1789 |
| 1. Overview |
| 2. Exploration and Settlement, 1500–1719 |
| a. The French in North America |
| b. The English in North America |
| c. Dutch and Swedish Settlements |
| 3. Colonial History, 1641–1737 |
| a. New England |
| b. New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania |
| c. Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland |
| d. The Southern Colonies |
| 4. Wars of England with France and Spain, 1651–1763 |
| 5. Reform, Resistance, and Revolution, 1763–1789 |
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