Editing Age of Enlightenment (section)

==Europe After Napoleon==
With the dawn of the Epoch, the Continent and the world was considerably changed. In this period, Europe became the dominant region of the world, but it was also wracked by constant turmoil. With the development of more efficient gunpowder and the adoption of Napoleonic tactics, warfare became even more deadly and unforgiving, with artillery being used more prominently. The new ideologies shook the old regimes and the French Revolution sparked later revolutionary and civil movements in other countries throughout the 19th century. The Congress of Vienna formalized the rule of five major powers throughout the world. After the Napoleonic Wars, although she retained her core territories, France became extremely weakened and was slowly overshadowed by the United Kingdom as it entered its Golden Age. [[Industrial Revolution|But that story continues elsewhere]].