9 Fascinating Facts About the Suez Canal
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Illustrative Examples (p 105) – State sponsored visions of industrialization
Telegraphy (from Greek: tele τῆλε “at a distance”, and graphein γράφειν “to write”) is the long distance transmission of textual (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message.
Now – The Internet is over 50 years old
From Napster to balloon-powered Internet, here is a look back at the history of the World Wide Web
We have come a long way.
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5.5
1. SPINNING JENNY 2. STEAM ENGINE 3. STEAM BOAT 4. COTTON GIN 5. BESSEMER PROCESS
6. TELEPHONE 7. RADIO 8. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE 9. ASSEMBLY LINE 10. ELECTRICITY
5.6
1. TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILROAD 2. TANZIMAT REFORMS 3. SELF-STRENGTHENING MOVEMENT 4. MEIJI RESTORATION
5. CHARTER OATH 6. ZAIBATSU 7. 100 DAYS REFORM 8. VLADIVOSTOK
5.7
1. HSBC 2. DeBEERS 3. UNILEVER 4. UNITED FRUIT COMPANY 5. STANDARD OIL
6. STOCK MARKET 7. MONOPOLY 8. CAPITALISM 9. CONSUMERISM 10. TRANS-NATIONAL BUSINESSES
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Oliver Cromwell was a Puritan, military leader, and powerful politician in the 17th century Parliament and….
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The first machine to transform fossil fuel into mechanical energy was the steam engine, a device that set the Industrial Revolution apart from all previous periods of growth and innovation.
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About 10,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers, aided by rudimentary agriculture, moved to semi-permanent villages and never looked back. With further developments came food surpluses, leading to commerce, specialization and, many years later with the Industrial Revolution, the modern city.
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RURAL (ADJECTIVE)
1. OF, RELATING TO, OR CHARACTERISTIC OF THE COUNTRY,
2. LIVING IN THE COUNTRY; RUSTIC
3. OF OR RELATING TO AGRICULTURE
URBAN (ADJECTIVE)
1. of, relating to, or designating a city or town
2. living, located, or taking place in a city
3. characteristic of or accustomed to cities
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The thirst for freedom, equality and political liberty drives the Age of Revolutions. Mechanization of cloth and harnessing of coal fuels the Industrial Revolution. Cholera and other diseases devastate many nations, but mankind responds by developing clean water systems and new medical procedures. British control of the opium trade in China proves just how connected the world has become. Civil War rages in the United States. The struggle for equal rights and citizenship continues in places throughout the globe.
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1. INDUSTRIALIZATION 2. AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION 3. URBANIZATION 4. COTTAGE SYSTEM 5. FACTORY SYSTEM
6. SPINNING JENNY 7. STEAM ENGINE 8. INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS 9. ENCLOSURE MOVEMENT 10. COTTON GIN
What is “modernity”?
Take Note: Our species (Homo sapien sapien) has been around for approximately 250,000 years. What were the major break throughs that led us to the year 2021?
Bismarck was responsible for transforming a collection of small German states into the German empire with Prussia at its core, and was its first chancellor. Bismarck aimed to make the German empire the most powerful in Europe. Continue reading → Post ID 49954
Born in 1783, Simon Bolivar grew to become known as the George Washington of South America.
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