The Dark Ages

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Throughout the history of the human civilization historians have been able to develop labels for the different historical ages by the important events which occurred within each of them For example, the Dark Ages is a reference to the historical period within Europe in which there was a deterioration of the economic and social life. The deterioration was partly due to the degeneration of the Roman Empire. Each age can be labeled by the protruding theme which may identify the way which life was for those living in those ages. Although the 21st century is still a growing, changing times there are different characteristics that may help interpret the themes for the age. Subsequently, the manner in which an age is interpreted also influence the …show more content…
The process of globalization is the spread of business, ideas, beliefs, and cultures throughout the world which result in an increasingly connected world, but may also lead to the loss of culture. As an illustration, the McDonald's restaurants. These are restaurants which have spread throughout the world, although, they have had to accommodate to the diets of the countries in which they had established themselves in, they have taken the idea of the fast food industry throughout the world. The spread of ideas is a useful tool since it has the capacity to open other societies. Ideas formed from the corporation of different cultures and societies are able to encompass different perspectives. The differing perspectives are able to create solutions to worldwide issues, which are able to facilitate the advancement of the world as a …show more content…
Throughout history, each major technological advancement has been able to significantly change the society in which it was introduced to, to demonstrate, the cotton gin was a valuable tool which allowed the process of picking cotton to be accelerated and allowed it to become a more fruitful activity. The invention of the cotton gin affected the American society greatly as it was able to advance cotton as a commodity which allowed the economy to flourish, but it also had other effects as it emphasized the germaneness of

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