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How Did Change Accelerate?

How Did Change Accelerate? (6:05)

Key Ideas

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Key Ideas

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  1. 00:49 How did the interconnection of the four world zones help accelerate innovation?
  2. 01:35 Why did commerce and markets encourage an acceleration of innovation?
  3. 02:15 How did the discovery of new fossil fuels help accelerate innovation?
  4. 03:56 What are some examples of how industrialization encouraged the acceleration of innovation?
  5. 05:11 What regions were the centers of power before and after industrialization?