The Modern Revolution - After First Read

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What term do scientists use to describe a chemical process that also applies to the historical concept of the modern revolution?

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Autocatalytic

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What was the catalyst that historians call the first catalyst of the modern revolution?

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The Columbian Exchange

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What major change occurred in the exchange of food, minerals, animals, and diseases during the modern revolution?

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The Columbian Exchange

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What is the main theme of the modern revolution?

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Autocatalytic change and its impact on various aspects of human society

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Which of the following best captures what the authors was trying to help you understand? Options: There are seven factors that make up the "Modern Revolution" and each factor occurred one after the other in sequence. The discovery of the "New World" kick started a series of interdependent factors that create a modern revolution of change in our world. There is a concept called autocatalysis that happened when Europeans started revolutions. This change happened mostly in the 19th century. William McNeill developed a new way of organizing history from 1500-1945 called the Modern Revolution and used a chemical term to help describe seven interdependent factors that supported modern change.

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The discovery of the "New World" kick started a series of interdependent factors that create a modern revolution of change in our world.