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How did "complexity" change the world? what is it? A chaos of behaviors thats parts never match up. Around the world people are using the complexity theory to solve issues they are facing.
How did the "Ice Age" change the world? what is it? A time where the temperatures on earth dropped and ice sheets and glaciers were produced and expanded. The Ice Age is still effecting us today, for example the glaciers and ice sheets were made from the oceans water so that decreased the sea level and now the sea level is rising as the glaciers melt and the land is being lost to the sea.
How did the "Goldilocks Principle" change the world? what is it? A principle modeled after the children's story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". Mars is too cold for humans to live on, venus is too hot and, Earth is just right. The Goldilocks Principle is a good principle to use when only a certain range of factors is agreeable.
How did "Gaia" change the world? what is it? The idea that the earth is a living organism and works as a body. Humans are apart of it but don't own it. Westerners never believed this. Being able to talk to the trees and plants on earth use to be a religion long ago. Gaia shows us that we have to Take care of earth because earth takes care of us.
How did "Agraian Revolution" change the world? what is it A revolution in agriculture that was caused by a growing population, increased prices, technological improvements and, enclosure. From this revolution new crops were introduced like potatoes and, turnips. Also new methods of agriculture arose like selective breeding and four-course rotation also know as the Norfolk System.
How did "entropy" change the world? what is it? A function of thermodynamics that measures the energy that can not do work during the thermodynamics process. Entropy helps us to understand that order comes before disorder.
How did "emergence" change the world? what is it? -deffinition: the way complex systems and patterns arrise out of multiplicity -effect in world history:their are many different types of emergence that help us understand complex patterns.
How did "intergration" change the world? what is it? -deffnition: to bring different groups together -effect in world history: now that our public areas are integrated people of all different groups have equal opportunities.
How did "paradox" change the world? what is it? deffinition: a self-contradictory and false proposistion -effect in world history:We say that we want to be healthy but we choose to smoke and drink that is one of this generations paradox.
How did "theory" change the world? what is it? -deffinition:general propositions used as explinations for phenomenas -effect in history: different theories from different cultures.
How did "evolution" change the world? what is it? deffinition: any process of growth, formation or development -effect in history: evolution has created controversy within religions especially the Christians'.
How did "regime" change the world? what is it? deffinition: a mode or system of rule/government -effect in history: creating regime has given countries more chance to flourish with all that comes with a government.
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