History and Technology American History Home/IWitness:Video testimonies from Holocaust survivors and witnesses A Short History of Japan World History For Us All: Big Era 6 Home > The Big Eras > At the level of the human species as a whole, the most striking aspect of the period from 1400 to 1800 was the enormous extension of networks of communication and exchange that linked individuals and societies more and more tightly. Every region of the world became intricately connected to every other region, a development that we call the Great Global Convergence. First, human societies and the networks that connected them became much more complex. <a href="/shared/glossary.htm" target="_blank">(Glossary-without Javascript)</a> A second major development was the A third change was the emergence of a truly global economy. The remarkable rise of European political and military power relative to the rest of the world was the fourth major change. Humans and the Environment Big Era Six was characterized by two contrasting major trends in human demography. Within these discordant trends, some important continuities may be seen. Regional Populations in Millions Footnotes:
World History for Us All History of Japan Podcast | Teaching you Japanese history, one week at a time World History For Us All: Big Era 7 Home > The Big Eras > The period from 1750 to 1914 was a pivotal moment in human history. Historians have named it the era of the modern revolution. The modern revolution involved numerous interacting developments. First, a revolutionary transformation occurred in human use of energy. Second, unprecedented global population growth accompanied the fossil fuel revolution. Third, an industrial transformation got under way. Fourth, a revolution took place in communications and transport. Fifth, the modern revolution was partly a democratic revolution. Finally, the era witnessed the rise of new colonial empires. Humans and the Environment The fossil fuel revolution was a fundamental breakthrough in human history. At the start of Big Era Seven, world coal output per year was less than 10 million metric tons. Many more people. World Population Trends in Millions Rapid urbanization accompanied world population growth. Mass migrations. A third pattern was the migration of Asian laborers. This
Canada 1812: Forged in Fire Jewish History - we bring Jewish history to life. 1400–1499 (A.D.) World History Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa. Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian preacher and follower of Wycliffe, burned at stake in Constance as heretic. Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator sponsors exploration of Africa's coast. Brunelleschi begins work on the Duomo in Florence. Joan of Arc leads French against English, captured by Burgundians (1430) and turned over to the English, burned at the stake as a witch after ecclesiastical trial (1431). Incas rule in Peru. Florence becomes center of Renaissance arts and learning under the Medicis. Turks conquer Constantinople, end of the Byzantine empire, beginning of the Ottoman empire. The Wars of the Roses, civil wars between rival noble factions, begin in England (to 1485). Ivan the Great rules Russia until 1505 as first czar; ends payment of tribute to Mongols. Moors conquered in Spain by troops of Ferdinand and Isabella. Vasco da Gama sails around Africa and discovers sea route to India (1498).