How Does Life Change Between 1500 And 1800
The world has experienced many changes in past generations; this paper will briefly outline different stages in life between 1500 and 1800 according to Blainey (2002) and will conclude with my reflection on how life has changed since 1800.
According to Blainey” life in 1800 was spent by most families scavenging and hunting for food, living off grains in the form of damper, cereal, and soup” ( 2000, p 410).Gathering food including bird eggs and wild berries would be how daily life revolved (Blainey 2000, p 410). Families had very little assets, with a peasant perhaps lucky enough to own a cow and a small portion of land. (Blainey 2000, p 410).
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Ploughing aerated the soil making it more fertile and productive (Macionis 2012, p 112). Increased productivity allowed for more specialist trades (Macionis 2012, p 112). Tasks such as securing the food and clearing land became occupations (Macionis 2012, p 112). The invention of money had made bartering obsolete having an economic effect on city centres increasing the population (Macionis 2012, p 112).This society became known as the Agricultural society (Henslin 2011, p 139).
Women’s roles were affected during this period as the men took control of ploughing, metal work and the livestock (Henslin 2011, p 139). The women were given all the subsidiary tasks of carrying the water to the fields and weeding (Henslin 2011, p 139).The role of the male species was now more dominant (Henslin 2011, p 139).
By 1800 the amount of people owning small portions of land had grown by Millions, many Europeans had moved into the hills in France and Tuscany, they had built themselves simple homes (Blainey 2000, p …show more content…
Macionis confirms the practice of hunters and gatherers and the immergence of the horticultural society (2012, p 107). Henslin explains how pastoralism increased the advancement of new trades leading to inequality and the male dominance (2011, p 138). The reduction in women’s roles and the power and struggle of wealth, the introduction of the steam engine ,the demise of human labour forcing more people to move to cities to find work is described by Henslin (2011, pp 139,140) .
As I reflect on how life has changed since 1800, the significant changes to me are Housing and food most people today live in moderate homes with the luxury of running water gas and electricity compared to the slum like housing or simple homes described by Blainey (2002, p422).
Food today is something that we tend to take for granted it is readily available and often wasted. In the era of 1500-1800 it was hard to come by having to be self-hunted or gathered, there are many more varieties of food
According to Blainey” life in 1800 was spent by most families scavenging and hunting for food, living off grains in the form of damper, cereal, and soup” ( 2000, p 410).Gathering food including bird eggs and wild berries would be how daily life revolved (Blainey 2000, p 410). Families had very little assets, with a peasant perhaps lucky enough to own a cow and a small portion of land. (Blainey 2000, p 410).
Until approximately 1200 years ago all humans were hunters and gatherers the term hunters and gatherers …show more content…
Ploughing aerated the soil making it more fertile and productive (Macionis 2012, p 112). Increased productivity allowed for more specialist trades (Macionis 2012, p 112). Tasks such as securing the food and clearing land became occupations (Macionis 2012, p 112). The invention of money had made bartering obsolete having an economic effect on city centres increasing the population (Macionis 2012, p 112).This society became known as the Agricultural society (Henslin 2011, p 139).
Women’s roles were affected during this period as the men took control of ploughing, metal work and the livestock (Henslin 2011, p 139). The women were given all the subsidiary tasks of carrying the water to the fields and weeding (Henslin 2011, p 139).The role of the male species was now more dominant (Henslin 2011, p 139).
By 1800 the amount of people owning small portions of land had grown by Millions, many Europeans had moved into the hills in France and Tuscany, they had built themselves simple homes (Blainey 2000, p …show more content…
Macionis confirms the practice of hunters and gatherers and the immergence of the horticultural society (2012, p 107). Henslin explains how pastoralism increased the advancement of new trades leading to inequality and the male dominance (2011, p 138). The reduction in women’s roles and the power and struggle of wealth, the introduction of the steam engine ,the demise of human labour forcing more people to move to cities to find work is described by Henslin (2011, pp 139,140) .
As I reflect on how life has changed since 1800, the significant changes to me are Housing and food most people today live in moderate homes with the luxury of running water gas and electricity compared to the slum like housing or simple homes described by Blainey (2002, p422).
Food today is something that we tend to take for granted it is readily available and often wasted. In the era of 1500-1800 it was hard to come by having to be self-hunted or gathered, there are many more varieties of food