Sunday, May 17, 2020

Timeline

The following is a timeline of the World History Eras and a brief explanation of each era as I see it fit.

Timeline    Era
13.7 Billion Years Ago    Cosmic Era
5 Billion Years Ago    Gaiac Era
50,000 Years Ago    Paleolithic Era
12,000 Years Ago    Neolithic Era
5,000 Years Ago    Ancient Era
500 Common Era    Classical Era
1,500 Common Era    Modern Era

It makes perfect sense to include the Cosmic, Gaiac and Ecozoic Eras in the Word History timeline. As the chart shows below the Cosmic Era is truly the beginning of the wolds history as we know today. Therefore it makes sense we begin our history 13.7 billion years ago and at that moment in time. The planet went through a long period of time called the "dark ages" during this time many important things occurred to create the solar system, the planets, and life on earth. This era could be considered part of the Gaiac Era. As we know, Gaiac is the Greek Goddess of the Earth. Gaia Philosophy says living organisms on the  planet will affect the nature of their environment in order to make it more suitable for life. This explains why nature created energy, carbon nucleus, and protons and neutrons to form life on Earth.

We can then jump forward to the Paleolithic Era 50,000 years ago or the Old Stone Age when early human kind species roamed the earth hunting and gathering. These species created stone tools to hunt along with other leather and woven goods. Unfortunately, the leather and woven materials were not preserved and simply decayed with time. About 12,000 years ago we transition into the Neolithic Era or New Stone Age. This era saw the first farms and wild crops as well as the domestication of animals. Approximately 5000 years ago or 3000 Common Era (CE) we begin the Ancient Era. This era offers us the first recorded history of human kind. The Ancient Era lasts for thousands of years. As the Ancient Era ends the Classical Era begins at about 500 CE. This era is also known as the Middle Ages and takes place primarily in the Mediterranean Sea. One major invention made during this period is the creation of gunpowder in Asia. We then move to the Modern Era from 1,500 CE to the Industrial Revolution.
We are now entering into a new geological era called the Ecozoic Era. Apparently, the previous geological era called the Cenozoic Era has been terminated by the industrialized human community, predominately in the late 19th century through the 20th and now the 21st century. It's extemely important to include all eight eras so that we may truly understand our history and to be able to put it into context. It is often said, everything ends how it began. When you take the time to analyze the world's timeline and include all eight eras, you can see that if we do not consider the Earth during the Ecozoic Era our planet as we know it could decide to start all over.




Website References:
https://www.inrap.fr/en/periods
https://ecozoictimes.com/what-is-the-ecozoic/what-does-ecozoic-mean/
https://www.bighistoryproject.com/chapters/1#intro
https://www.proquest.com/products-services/pqdtglobal.html

1 comment:

  1. Hi Sergio,

    I love the photos included in this research especially the timeline. I've been looking at others with relation to the Gaiac era and yours is very interesting as all of ours have different or similar takes on this "era". I like how you connected it towards the "dark ages" or how it is prior to living organism on the earth. This was well done and hope to hear more from you as we progress in class. Take care!

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