Sentences with phrase «period modern civilization»

The original RDR spanned from 1911 - 1915, and during this period modern civilization was beginning to creep up on the old ways of the west, whether it was talk about Flying Machines or early Automobiles rolling along the streets of Blackwater.

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The problem it presents is that of a conservative organization which has not kept abreast of the times, which has remained medieval while the world was growing modern, dogmatic while civilization was becoming scientific; which is individualistic in a collectivist period and theological in a time of humanism.
They came to life in the medieval towns, flourished first in the period of the Renaissance, and finally reached their highest expression in our modern scientific, technical, economic, imperialistic civilization.
The team points out that the period of intermarriage overlaps with a time of huge social upheavals in India, including the collapse of the ancient Indus civilization — which thrived on the Indian subcontinent between about 2600 B.C.E. and 1900 B.C.E. — as well as large - scale population movements and the rise of the Vedic religion, the predecessor of modern Hinduism.
Known for its strategic gameplay founded on historical civilizations, the series spans a period of time from the Stone Age to early modern time, and even includes an episode exploring the legendary creatures and lore from mythology.
Saint Louis Art Museum One of the major art centres in America, the museum's permanent collection consists of 30,000 objects encompassing art from Prehistory, Antiquity, Africa, Asia, Islamic civilizations, Oceania, Pre-Columbian art and American Indian cultures, as well as American and European fine arts, plus outstanding examples of modern and contemporary period / movements.
This period is now the warmest in the history of modern civilization.
This is now the warmest period in the history of modern civilization.
C. Modern global warming is not extreme nor unique, even compared to the relatively recent period of the Minoan / Bronze age civilizations.
One question we get a lot is how do current temperatures compare to temperatures people have experienced in the period of modern civilization.
How else does one explain global warming / cooling periods in the past long before modern civilization?
There are also some interesting sociological studies which suggest that the high points of human civilization appear to coincide with periods of global warmth (Roman Empire, Rapid european growth in middle ages, modern era of growth) while periods of cooler climate have coincided with the low points in human civilization (collapse of Rome, Dark ages, black death, european population collapse, famine)
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