World History

Robotic Era increases capitalism. Advancement in automation and artificial intelligence bring greater wealth to those that have the capital to invest. Competition is created as those with the money to invest, begin to monopolize the market Robotic Revolution multiplies human productivity and output e.g. Robots replace blue-collar and white collar workers: Manufacturing, retail, transportation, food service, banking,  robot assisted surgeries, customer service, administrative, self-driven cars (I'll stop now) Development of Colonial Robotic Empires - warehouses that keep the inventory of robots charging overnight to start a 12 hour work day Robotic civilization asserts superiority over others - People cannot compete with artificial intelligence, we look to robots for advice

In contrast to other eras that were centuries old, the most recent era spans only one hundred years. Suddenly we’re faced with the globalization of something new, war. Global division of humankind was created and exists to this very day. Empire rule diminished and was no longer accepted in the modern world. The world is faced with population growth greater than seen in past eras, and the impact on the earth is being felt today and most likely will continue into our future. World War I launched the 21 st century. European powers had been competing for colonies and dominance of land, so it seemed inevitable that war was on the horizon. Militarism was prestigious and countries were industrializing their militaries. With Europe consuming so many parts of the world, the growing troops were not contained just to Europe; they were in Southeast Asia, Australia, Africa, India, and China. So we start this period with the Great War, better known as World War I, which had a profound impact...

The European Movement from 1750-1914 was one of the most impressive transformational eras within history. It was a progressive time in Europe and as we have studied the different eras, for every gain in innovation, there seems to be some type of loss.  As Strayer pointed out in the beginning of our readings, “humans had felt vulnerable to the environment, with the European movement the environment feels vulnerable to humans” (Strayer 2013). Europe had become the center of the world; as referred to in history as Euro-centrism. What sparked this revolutionary time that seem to spread from country to country, was it the Enlightenment Period or maybe the Scientific Revolution that provoked a different type of thought. I have to wonder if people who follow a political or religious system that is rigid or legalistic, have a more aggressive reaction to the suggestion of a new perspective. Does change or the need for change, inevitably spur radical movements which brings out the opposit...

Moving into the early modern era, I am struck by the sequence of events that have evolved. Without trade and commerce we would never have experienced the globalization we are experiencing today. I believe the first journey across the Indian Ocean opened a vast new world for those trading from Eurasia and Africa. With the individuals came their languages, cultures, plants, food preferences and unfortunately diseases. But a very important component of culture brought along on the journeys was religion. This was not only people’s core beliefs, but created communities within, that allowed individuals to keep their heritage. Although great strides were made in innovation, agriculture remained the important industry of most societies. Christianity began to spread throughout Eurasia, Africa, and the Americas, thanks to the globalization from Europe. It had not yet reached the worldly religion as Islam had, but it was fast growing, only to be devastated by the Protestant Reformation. The in...

Islam emerged from the Arabian Peninsula, occupied by tribal nomads called Bedouins who were often engaged in some type of battle with one another. Mecca became home to many of the tribes, and Allah had become known as their God; Muhammad was Allah’s messenger. His teachings were written in the Quran which became Muslims sacred scriptures. Muhammad was a believer in social reform by all Muslim society, which directly challenged the commercialism in Mecca, encouraged was the practice of The Five Pillars. There was opposition to Muhammad and so he and followers emigrated to Medina, which interestingly was a turning point and marked the beginning of a new Islam calendar.   Members of his followings were included on belief rather than faith, which may allude to a more equal society. Muhammad eventually went back into Mecca and most of the Arabian Peninsula was under one rule. Muhammad was a political as well as religious leader.  The Arabs soon grew and began conquering the Byzan...