Test your knowledge on the modernization of society.

Use the Internet to search for news stories about the Modern Revolution and discuss the provided questions. Helpful links are provided to get you started.

A glossary of terms related to the development of the modern world.

In the final essay of a four-part series, David Christian explains how advances in communication and transportation accelerated collective learning.

Test yourself over the Anthropocene era.

Helpful links for research on the Anthropocene Era.

A visual glimpse of Threshold 8 in Big History - The Modern Revolution.