World history overview 4
Big Era Six The Great Global Convergence 1400 ? 1800 C.E. The Great Global Convergence Welcome to Big Era Six! Big Era Six lasted from 1400 to 1800 CE. 9 7 Era 6 Era 3 Era 5 Era 4 8 Today The Great Global Convergence What was global convergence? Converge means to come together. Change accelerated when people, resources, and ideas from the whole world came together. That made the world more like we know it today?more modern! Accelerate means to speed up. Exchanges that began in Afroeurasia during Big Era Five continued to bring about change. Scholars translated books, taught others, and worked to gain knowledge. Trade introduced people to new products, increasing the demand for luxuries. Money moved across countryside and continents in exchange for goods.