Production of goods using large machinery
first took place in rich nations
Factories and mills
1750-people turned to water power then steam boilers.
Automobiles allowed people to move quickly almost
anywhere
Much more modernized technology like Telephone, radio, and TV
Occupational specialization greater than ever
Reduced family as center of social life
No longer main setting for work, and religious worship
Increased the Standard of living
Greater political rights and extended schooling.
Technology supporting information-based economy
Relies on computers and electronic devices
More jobs available for clerical workers, teachers, etc
who process information
Millions of people in population; concentrated in cities
Heart of globalization
Hunting and gathering societies
Simple tools gather vegitation
All humans were 12,000 years ago
Spend most time looking for game and plants
Nomatic
Adults do most work
Sexes have same importance
Pastoral Societies
Domestication of animals
People lived in dry regions
nomadic
Horticultural Societies
Used hand tools to raise crops
Use hoes to do work
Spread to Middle East, Latin America, and Asia
Formed settlements; moved when soil gave out
Agrarian (Agricultural) Societies
Large scale cultivation
Used plows harnessed to animals for power
sometimes more powerful sources
about 5,000 years ago
Cultivate large fields
Expanded size and population
Specialization developed which led to money
people used money to barter