Change Analysis Chart Era 4

1750 C.E. – 1914 C.E.

Human Environment Interaction Beginning of the period: 1750 C.E.

Industrial Revolution: agricultural output had increased again, freeing more people (about ½) for non-farming jobs New crops: potatoes, corn, from New World, crop rotation, new

farm technology for plowing, seeding, and reaping—all increased farm output

Urbanization began: 1800, 20 cities in Europe over 100,000; Cities developed around resources like coal, iron, water, railroads

End of the period: 1914 C.E. 1900, 150 cities had over 100,000 London had 6 million Many inventions had changed the environment:

telegraph, telephone, lightbulb, internal combustion engine, radio, airplane

Factories--pollution

Key Continuities

Human Environment Interaction

Key Changes

Human Environment Interaction

Culture Beginning of the period: 1750 C.E.

Christianity: Catholicism and Protestantism Enlightenment in full swing Europe is center of culture, urbanization created

new forms of entertainment: theater, music, art

Culture End of the period: 1914 C.E.

Key Continuities

Culture

Culture Key Changes

Politics

Beginning of the period: 1750 C.E. Europe: monarchy predominates U.S.: beginning to throw off Great Britain, start of

Constitutional government/democracy (Revolution 1776)

Latin America: still colonized by Spain or Portugal Africa: some colonial holdings; Ottomans own Egypt Asia: Manchu Dynasty (till 1800s) in China,

Tokugawa in Japan

Politics End of the period: 1914 C.E.

Politics Key Continuities Key Changes

Economics Beginning of the period: 1750 C.E.

Industrialization and urbanization create new social classes

Rise of new economic theories: capitalism, socialism, communism

Formation of labor unions, child labor laws Search for natural resources: leads to imperialism

(Britain in India) End of the period: 1914 C.E.

Economics Key Continuities Key Changes

Social Beginning of the period: 1750 C.E. End of the period: 1914 C.E.

Social Key Continuities

Social Key Changes