8000 – 600 CE 600 – 1450 CE 1450-1750 CE 1750 – 1914 CE 1914 - Present

Politics democracy (Greece), Small feudal kingdoms Monarchies Emerging Experiments with
republic (Rome), Decentralization Emerging nationalism constitutional socialism, communism
Holy Roman Empire, monarchies Swing between right
Franks, English rivalries between and left wings
nations strong

Economy Trade within regions, Manorialism European exploration: mercantilism really Globally interconnected
sometimes trade Self-sufficient start of mercantilism took off Capitalism
through silk road Some Trade colonialism mass production of Industrialized nations
Columbian Exch. goods better
global trade

Social Germanic tribes Feudalism/ Chivalry Hierarchical system Enlightment ideas Feminism
Class/Gender Serfdom Power by land owners based on race and gave women rise Attempts to end racism
Slaves, citizen, free Peasants tied to land ethnocentrism end of slave trade persecution jews,
women inferior women devalued racism still exists minorities
meritocracy

Science/Inventions Pythagoras, created Gutenberg – Printing Lateen Sails Industrial Revolution nuclear power,
field of medicine Press Scientific Revolution Assembly line, mass Internet,
Navigation technology production, technology
in general

Art/Architecture Domed, ideal human Gothic style Renaissance beginning of modern New uses of concrete
form, literary works, Polyphonic music Humanism art—abstract art, and glass, Movies,
such as Epic by Homer cubism, impressionism Cubism

Empire Greece, Rome Holy Roman Empire England, Iberia… Imperialism Empires broken up
nation states emerge always expanding and colonies independent,
colonizing self determination

Religion polytheism, animism Roman Catholic Protestant reformation Protestant religions Better religious
— Calvinism, tolerance
Anglican Church,
Huguenots
 8000 – 600 CE 600 – 1450 CE 1450-1750 CE 1750 – 1914 CE 1914 - Present
Politics tribes, leadership
by herds
ownership

Economy n/a Gold & Salt Trade

Social origin of humans

Class/Gender

Science/Inventions n/a

Art/Architecture cave paintings,

primitive artworks

Empire n/a Mali (mansa musa)

Religion polytheism, Islam (everywhere

animism but Egypt and
Ethiopia) and
Christianity