Foundations of the Modern WorldAfter the 15th century, history began to evolve very quickly in terms of the events that occurred. This part of the story is really important because it totally changed the way of life and explains why life is the way it is today. This big change did not happen all at once. Historians, after studying and trying to find the reasons for this change, have identified five foundations. These are The Columbian Exchange, Europe Faces the World, The Industrial Revolution, Nationalism and Democracy and Transportation and Mass Communications. They are totally different, took place in different years and places, but they are all ingredients in the cake we call the modern world. The first fundamental, Columbian Exchange, refers to Columbus who was responsible for bringing Europeans to the Western Hemisphere in the 16th century. . The discovery of America was one of the most important things that ever happened. This is truly ironic because Columbus never gave up the belief that he had reached Asia. After Columbus's voyages, many other European ships shuttled between the New World and the old continents of Africa and Europe, exchanging animals, people, germs, and food. When contact was made with the new world, a whole cornucopia of new foods that we eat today like beans, cocoa, corn, peanuts to name a few, were presented to the explorers. These explorers would bring back these foods and distribute them all over the world. To exchange means to give and receive reciprocally. Spanish ships were like Noah's Ark because they brought many samples of European flora and fauna to reproduce in the New World. Europeans also brought diseases. The n...... middle of paper ...... stores the data. When Ethernet was invented in the 1960s, it made it possible to send data to any computer that was part of this little network called Ethernet. Today, with the improvement of telecommunications, Ethernet has become what we know today as the Internet. I don't think public transport will change much, it will change but not as fast as telecommunications and technology. I think telecommunications and technology are the key to the door called future. These five foundations are the reasons why our world is called the modern world. This helps us understand why we think the way we do. Since the story must be considered as a whole, they are all parts of each other and must all be read from first to last. As I write this article, history is passing and these fundamental events are taking place somewhere in this world..