How Did Change Accelerate?
How Did Change Accelerate?
A lot has changed in the last 500 years. But what were the drivers of all this change and why did it begin to accelerate?
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:49 How did the interconnection of the four world zones help accelerate innovation?
- 01:35 Why did commerce and markets encourage an acceleration of innovation?
- 02:15 How did the discovery of new fossil fuels help accelerate innovation?
- 03:56 What are some examples of how industrialization encouraged the acceleration of innovation?
- 05:11 What regions were the centers of power before and after industrialization?