As stated in the reading, “Images of the East in Renaissance Art,” the Renaissance built bridges through concepts that have never been spoken about previously. It was the opening of the new modern world for many scholars who came together to created new innovations and impressions. Jules Michelet, a French Historian described the Renaissance as “the discovery of the world and discovery of
They also started their colonization and immigration because of England overpopulated and agricultural goods need. English immigrants and their descendants created societies of settlers. The English culture, laws, habits, political ideas, and language dominated all the colonies.
Source: The Making of the West; Internet Ancient History Sourcebook The Hellenistic Age was a result of the great era during the time which Alexander the Great had ruled. He set the stage for the eventual changes that would come about. He brought forth the mixture of cultures that would change the way countries ran. The coming together of these cultures led to the expansion of knowledge in arts, geography, and mathematics, which led to the desire to expand this knowledge and the development of scholarly
Meso-american DBQ Meso-american society surprised European explorers as the cities and civilizations they found were flourishing and complex as opposed to the savagery they had expected. A large contributing factor to this relatively advanced culture was the specific role played by Meso-american technology. These many technologies affected all areas of life, from more efficient harvesting and better weaponry to the ability to create a specialized labor force, technology developed and shaped all facets of Meso-american society. Technology had an extreme impact upon agriculture in the Americas. This is evident through their ingenuity of floating gardens, knowledge of plants' uses such as the Maguey plant, the sowing of corn, and written records of agricultural products.
It was an exciting time in the history of architecture also. A century into the Industrial Revolution meant new materials like steel, glass, concrete and iron were not just available in large amounts but people were willing to apply these to architecture. Joseph Paxton was born in the year 1803. From a young age he was a skilled gardener, earning respect from William Cavendish, who was the 6th Duke of Devonshire. He came to work as head gardener at the Duke’s stately home, where he was to renovate the landscape garden.
What were the Social and Political Effects of Industrialisation in Europe? The industrial revolution was an evolving process that led a society from an economy based on feudalism to another that was centred on large-scale productions, factories and machines: technology. This concept was used in Britain from the late 18th century up to the First World War where that enormous transition slowed down, because industrialisation has continued up till nowadays. The French Revolution caused many political and social changes, as new ideologies appeared next to a strong sense of equality and a demand for more liberty. Anyway it was the Industrial Revolution the one to achieve a complete transformation in people's lives.
Romanticism versus Impressionism The 19th century was a time of great change and revolution, especially in France. With the reconstruction of Paris, the late 19th century was a perfect time for a fresh new look in the world of art. The city was seen as the cultural capital of the world and could offer a lot to the new movements in the art. There were institutions for art training, much city, country-side, and life to use as subjects, and plenty of money and people to buy and enjoy the works created. With the growth of the railroad, artists began to travel around Europe to broaden their knowledge.
The invention of the steam engine in the 18th century transformed the transportation capabilities of society and spurred further innovation as people and materials could be quickly transported on land for distances previously unimaginable. Finally, it is difficult to understate the ways in which the microchip and personal computer have fundamentally altered the organization of society; the instant access to and constant flows of information have changed communication, education, and business in modern society. In light of the social change wrought by these technological innovations, sociologist William Ogburn argued that technology was the basic cause of social change. In particular, he identified three processes by which technology drove social change: Invention, discovery, and diffusion. While invention can refer the combination and transformation of existing materials into new items, it can also refer to social invention and the propagation of new ideas.
“Four Stages of Progress and Fear of Decay: The Intellectual Atmosphere of the Age of Enlightenment” The 17th and 18th centuries (1600s and 1700s) saw huge changes throughout the Western world. A “Scientific Revolution” occurred and science began to dominate most intellectuals’ thoughts. This started in the late 16th century and spread and grew throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Major changes that led to this revolution included the development of new methods of observation and data collection and advances in printing which made it easier for scientists to share their work. Empiricism became the buzzword as more and more people began to agree that things must be observed in order to be understood.
ENLIGHTENMENT New technologies combined with new approaches to seek knowledge made science the backbone of the progress of civilization. Great leaps in science brought with it a new philosophical movement called the enlightenment. People started to examine things that were happening with reason and observation thus the 17th century is known the century of reason. For hundreds of years European ideas were based on religion teachings and ancient theories. Many people during the enlightenment produced new theories which in many occasions came to confront religion teachings.