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The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, used movable metal type to print books mechanically. Thi
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Literacy refers to the ability to read and write. Education involves formal or informal instruction. The expansion of li
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Social mobility refers to the movement of individuals or groups between social positions, either upward (improving statu
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Economic development involves growth in production capacity, trade volume, wealth creation, and living standards. It inc
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Agricultural change refers to transformations in farming practices, technology, organization, and productivity. Major pe
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Trade and commerce involve the exchange of goods, services, and resources. Development of trade networks created interde
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The Industrial Revolution was the transformation from agricultural and handicraft-based economies to machine and factory
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Urbanization is the process of city growth and the shift of populations from rural to urban areas. It accelerated during
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Labor and protest movements involve workers organizing collectively to demand better conditions, wages, and rights. Thes
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Suffrage is the right to vote. Democratic development involves extension of voting rights from restricted groups (male p
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Women's rights movements sought equality in voting (suffrage), property ownership, divorce, education, employment, and p
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Political rights include voting, holding office, free speech, free association, and participation in political decision-
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The Enlightenment was eighteenth-century intellectual movement that emphasized reason, individual rights, scientific met
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The Scientific Revolution was the sixteenth to seventeenth-century transformation in natural philosophy (science) involv
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Technological change involves development and adoption of new tools, methods, and knowledge. Throughout history, major t
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Colonialism involved European powers establishing settlements, trading posts, and administrative control over overseas t
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Social change involves transformations in social structures, relationships, and institutions. It can be intentional (ref
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Religion and society are intimately connected. Religious beliefs influence social values; religious institutions provide
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Nationalism is identification with a nation-state and belief in its importance. Modern nationalism emerged with the nati
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Revolution involves rapid, fundamental transformation of political and social systems, often through violence. Radicalis
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Socialism is an ideology emphasizing collective or public ownership of economic resources. Marxism is a specific sociali
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The welfare state is a system where government takes responsibility for citizens' welfare through provision of healthcar
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War and conflict involve organized violence between political units (tribes, states, nations). Wars have shaped history
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Cultural change involves transformations in how people create, express, and think about meaning. It includes changes in
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Intellectual history examines how people understand the world—their ideas, philosophies, and mental frameworks. It trace
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Decolonization was the process in the mid-twentieth century by which colonized nations achieved independence from Europe
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The Cold War was the geopolitical conflict between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991. Though not a ho
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Post-colonial development refers to the challenges faced by newly independent nations in building economies, establishin
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