Major Eras in World History

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Major Eras in World History

• By Emily Young

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TEKS Requirements

• (1)  History. The student understands traditional
  historical points of reference in world history.
  The student is expected to
  
• (A)  identify the major eras in world history and
  describe their defining characteristics
  

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History
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Which of the following is not an era in World
History?

• The Dark Ages
• The Renaissance
• The Crusades
• Industrial Era

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YES! You Got it!
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Better Luck Next Time

• The four major eras we are going to discuss are
• The Medieval Ear
• The Renaissance
• The Industrial Era
• The Modern Era

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Medieval Era

• 476-1450 AD
• Can be broken into Middle Ages and Dark Ages
• Can be described as time of religious fervor,
  valiant conquests, and social unrest
  

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Medieval Era Continued

• Dark Ages
• 476-800 AD
• No Roman Emperor
• Constant wars against Barbarians and Franks
• Rural life preferred
• Magic as form of religion

http//www.erasofelegance.com/fashion4.html2
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Medieval Era Continued

• Middle Ages Begins 800 AD
• Constantine crowned 800 AD
• Period of reform, conquest, and cultural
  expression
  
• Legend of King Arthur comes from this time period

http//www.erasofelegance.com/medieval.html
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Which picture represents this Era?
A
B
C
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Correct!Keep up the good work!
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Thats incorrect

• The Medieval Era is not known for their
  scientific advancements
  
• It wasnt until the Modern Era that we went to
  the moon
  
• If you remember magic was the main form of
  religion during the dark ages which is a period
  of the Medieval Era

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Renaissance Era

• 1450-1600 AD
• Era of Renewal
• Church remained center of political, social, and
  economical life
  
• Time of great artistic expansion including
  William Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Michael
  Angelo, and Galileo
  

http//www.erasofelegance.com/arthistory.html3
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Industrial Revolution

• Migration from rural areas to urban
• Factories very dangerous
• Workers for the most part very poor
• The entire family worked including young
  children
  
• Unsanitary, lots of illness

http//www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/
images/indust.html.htm
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Modern Era

• Time we live in today
• Marked by great advances in education
• Technologically advanced
• Advances in Arts and Literature
• Religious Freedom
• Example Going to the Moon!

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Which Era goes with the picture?

• Industrial Era
• B. Renaissance
• C. Modern Era

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You Are Correct

• Youre on a roll!

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Lets Try Again

• The Renaissance is known for the religious fervor
  
  
• The church was the center of every part of life
  including (political, education, economical and
  even entertainment)

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Summary

• Medieval Era
• Social Turmoil
• Middle and Dark Ages
• Renaissance
• Cultural growth
• Advances in Arts
• Industrial Era
• Migration from farms to cities
• Lots of diseases
• Modern Era
• Great Technological advances
• Religious Freedom

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Conclusion

• 4 Major Eras Medieval Era, Renaissance,
  Industrial Era, Modern Era
  

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Works Cited

• http//www.erasofelegance.com, retrieved October
  4, 2004
  
• http//www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/ind_rev/
  images/indust.html.htm, retrieved October 4,
  2004
  

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Thank You for Your Participation

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