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Era 6 Overview Video

Era 6 Overview Video (10:46)

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


  1. 02:00 What does the video list as features of the modern world that came into existence during this period?
  2. 04:05 What were the contradictory political results for the people of Senegal in this period? How did this reflect bigger changes in communities in this period?
  3. 05:20 How does this video claim that communities were changing in this period?
  4. 07:10 How did the Industrial Revolution change life during Era 6?
  5. 07:55 What happened to systems of weights, measures, and qualities in this period?
  6. 08:55 What happened to global CO2 emissions during this period?