Life has undoubtable changed immensely over the course of history. This essay will examine how daily life has changed since 1800. It will provide a summary of Blainey’s (2001) research which provides an insight into key themes from the world between 1500 and 1800. Following this, there will be further discussion which will entail comparing the differences between the pre-modern and the modern world in which we live. This comparison will include observations of food production, diet and clothing; providing examples of just how different life now is and what factors have contributed to this change.
Life from 1500 to 1800 was extremely different compared to the modern world. Blainey (2001, pp. 409) observed that during this time in all parts of the world, life revolved around the production of food and living close to the breadline was a reality for typical families. Whilst there were still a few million nomadic hunting and gathering societies most of the population were farmers by the year 1800. During this period, the majority food was produced locally requiring large areas of land to be set aside to support the locals. Farmer’s lives …show more content…
During this time all clothing was made by hand by processes that took a lot of time and labour; therefore clothing was purchased in much lower quantities. Most people had very meagre wardrobes, with on outfit for Sunday and one for every other day of the week (Wheeler 2015). Compare this to today’s population, the majority of which have more clothes then they can wear in a year. It’s not only the amount of clothing that has changed significantly since the 1800s, Blainey (2001, pp. 418) observes that today, clothing is made from synthetics (fabrics made by man using chemicals), however during the 1800’s clothing was made from raw materials that were grown on the land. Highlighting another significant change in daily life since the
Life from 1500 to 1800 was extremely different compared to the modern world. Blainey (2001, pp. 409) observed that during this time in all parts of the world, life revolved around the production of food and living close to the breadline was a reality for typical families. Whilst there were still a few million nomadic hunting and gathering societies most of the population were farmers by the year 1800. During this period, the majority food was produced locally requiring large areas of land to be set aside to support the locals. Farmer’s lives …show more content…
During this time all clothing was made by hand by processes that took a lot of time and labour; therefore clothing was purchased in much lower quantities. Most people had very meagre wardrobes, with on outfit for Sunday and one for every other day of the week (Wheeler 2015). Compare this to today’s population, the majority of which have more clothes then they can wear in a year. It’s not only the amount of clothing that has changed significantly since the 1800s, Blainey (2001, pp. 418) observes that today, clothing is made from synthetics (fabrics made by man using chemicals), however during the 1800’s clothing was made from raw materials that were grown on the land. Highlighting another significant change in daily life since the