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The Age of Metals era was a historical time period for Mesopotamia and Egypt and signified dramatic changes for the civilizations (Matthews, Noble, & Platt, 2014). During the time period of 3000 to 1200 B.C. was known as the Bronze Age which had many economical advancements including the writing system, construction, and transportation. Jason Osborne study stated, “The people who have bronze are the ones who will dominate” [Video]. Major developments with technology and weapons occurred during…

Business has and always will be a critical part of society; it drives the economy and thus drives the quality of life of its citizens. Business decisions influence employees, customers, suppliers and competitors, while company operations affect communities, governments and the environment. During the days of old, businesses focused only on profit and cared very little about the public or environment, but modern times have drastically changed that relationship. The so-called "Captains of Industry…

Cathedral churches were founded in Europe in the 11th century and lasted until the 16th century. The cathedrals were built quickly and added to as the funds became available. Most of the the senior clergies funded the construction of the cathedrals and the bishops could fund at own discretion. Construction consisted of brick and mortar instead of the more expensive limestone. Although when construction first started everything was made of wood, but later stopped due to the many fires. The…

systems, and continuities in languages and sometimes culture. However, regions that are controlled by those superior nations tend to be easily influenced by unfair labor systems. For starters, China was once on par with Western Europe, but, when the Industrial Revolution occurred, they were left in the dust in the ways of industrializing. Japan, on the other hand, wasn’t as easily influenced, unlike China, they realized that they needed to industrialize. Politically, between the time period,…

international exhibition movement to make a splash and show off its power on the world stage. The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, commissioned by Sir Redmond Barry, hosted two major International Exhibitions to display its own economic and industrial productions outside Britain. Furthermore, the building as a symbolic architecture was an exquisite exhibit itself which, to some extent, encouraged people's pursuing for both political and cultural independence. In May 1901, this building…

Following the end of World War II, Europe went from a devastated and broken continent to a continent that had a population explosion and major economic growth. The 1950s and 60s were a time of great prosperity. People were working, raising families and war was the last thing on their minds, However there was a discontent that was occurring between the USSR and the United States. Many of the European nations did not want to get involved in “The Cold War” and tried to focus on the positive…

Pigs Many people have eaten meat before, and so have I, but many people have no idea where it is coming from and how they are treated before they are killed. Many humans are careless and have no feelings towards the pigs. Pigs are animals, and they have feelings just like humans. Sometimes people are stubborn and do not care about how the animals are killed they just care about getting money. My family and I pay extra money for pork that has been handled with care, the humane way. Some pigs…

New Harmony In the early 1800’s the market revolution had just begun and factories were on the rise, and the amount of self-sufficient homes were plummeting. Soon, hundreds of thousands of people were working in mills, and the conditions were terrible. All of a sudden, New Harmony was created and it changed factories and the market forever. Robert Owen was born in Britain in 1771, and at the age of ten he left school and apprenticed under a merchant. While working for the merchant he…

lived over the years a lot, for instance they were hunters and gatherers, then they became farmers and settlers, and then they moved on to using machinery and technology and that last transition is called The Industrial revolution, which is a major turning point in history. The industrial revolution was born in the United Kingdom, they had the resources needed to make a huge change. However the workers lived a very harsh and miserable life, men had long working hours and minimal pay and very…

A “race to the bottom” is defined as a situation in which companies compete with each other to reduce costs by paying the lowest wages and giving workers the worst conditions.” (www.dictionary.com). Most people have a negative view on the race to the bottom, but Pietra Rivoli, author of The Travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy, takes on a more positive view of it. The race to the bottom mixed up the textile and clothing industry around the world between the late 1700s and the mid-1970s.…