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The Modern EraBy Orla Eisenberg

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The Modern Era

The modern era includes many advances in each of the follow Population

Broadening of roles for women Global Networking Technological Innovation Longer Life expectancy Productivity Government Larger Communities

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The Modern Era is a period of time beginning in th16th century and lasting until now. The modern pehas been a period of significant development inscience, warfare, politics, and technology. It has al

been an age of discovery and globalization. Themodern era is closely associated with the developmof individualism, capitalism, and urbanization.

What is the Modern Era?

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From 1750-2000, the number of people increased from 7million to 6 billion (doublingtime of 85 years)

Today the population growthis around 75 million annually

It is expected to reach 10 billion by the end of thecentury

Almost half the population is

under age 25

Rapid Population Growth

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In 1500, about 50 cities had more than 100,00 people By 2000, several thousand cities had more than 100,000 inhabitants

had more than a million, and 41 had more than 5 million By the end of the twentieth century almost 50% of the worlds popu

lived in communities of at least five thousand people Increased urbanization

is also causingincreased pollution

Larger Communities

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Importance of physical strength has reduced with work New technologies (like bottle feeding) allow parents to share child c

tasks more easily However, gender inequality still

exists (women getting paid less thanmen)

New forms of contraception havegiven both women and men morecontrol over reproduction

Broader Role for Women

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Global Networking: The linking of world zones First way was through

telegrams ( a messagesent by telegraph and thendelivered in written or

printed form) New goods and ideas entered

global circulation Maize, sugar, silver, coffee, tobacco, and potatoes are some commod

that were made available throughout the world due to global networ

Global Networking

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The modern era is the era wheretechnology has really sprung up One big thing was the computer invented

in the 1800s The new technology makes global

connections much easier Technology provides us with jobs,

education, resources, and many otherhelpful tools

Technological Innovation

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Started in England in the late eighteenth century Introduction of the

steam engine was a veryimportant change

Steam engine was the

first efficient way ofusing energy lockedup in fossil fuels

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Steam engine was mounted on wheels to create firstlocomotive

Had a revolutionary impact on largenations such as the US and Russianempire

During the early 19th century, manyof these technologies spread to other

parts of Europe and to the US

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Industrial technologies spread in North America, other parts of EuroRussia, and Japan

Steel, chemicals, andelectricity were the mimportant new technologies this wave of the in

revolution In Germany and the US,

systematic scientificresearch began to play animportant role in

technological innovation

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