By Shelley Brown

MIDDLE AGES

East & Western Rome

Focus around military strength & wealth

Roman rivals wanted access to wealth

DARK AGES

SOCIAL EFFECTS

Cities & merchants• Economic benefits of safe conditions for trade• Intellectual development due to no cultural and

educational environment

Civic Infrastructure• Petty Rulers incapable of supporting

maintenance of libraries, public baths, arena’s & educational institutions

THE SAVIOR?

Major Unifying influence

Art of learning

Art of writing

Central administration Bishops

Technological advances in the High Middle Ages

Compass

Silk

Gunpowder

Cannon

Banking, Book keeping, Insurance

Age of Enlightenment

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Manual draft labour Machine based Manufacturing

INNOVATIONS

INFORMATION AGE

MAN MEETS MACHINE

ATTENTION AGE

WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD?