How Did Change Accelerate? (12:19)
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
- 01:37 Why did closer connections between the four world zones encourage an acceleration of innovation 500 years ago?
- 04:39 Why did commerce and markets encourage an acceleration of innovation?
- 07:05 How did the discovery of new fossil fuels help to accelerate innovation?
- 09:24 Why did industrialization encourage innovation and what are some examples of this innovation?
- 09:50 How did the Industrial Revolution help change governments around the world?
- 11:36 How did industrialization help transform ideas of wealth and power in the world?
- 12:08 How is the industrialized world different from the non-industrialized world?