The most important recurring theme in 13.8 billion years of history is that of rapidly increasing complexity in each phase, and the evolution of harnessing energy flows to sustain this increase.
Everyone will be asked to answer the same question: What in your view is the most important theme or pattern in 13.8 billion years of history? Give examples from different parts of the Big History story to support your view. The best answers consider themes that incorporate (1) the universe before life, (2) the Earth after the emergence of life, but before humans, and (3) the human world. Use examples of increasing complexity in objects and life from the Big Bang and the Origin of the Universe up to the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. Mention how inanimate objects in the early universe, the first microscopic life, Neolitihic foragers and early agrarian farmers all harnessed the energy flows needed to sustain their rising complexity, and how they used collective learning and innovation to improve on this. 2000 words Chicago referencing with footnotes Sources supplied in file downloads[unique_solution]
The most important recurring theme in 13.8 billion years of history is that of rapidly increasing complexity in each phase, and the evolution of harnessing energy flows to sustain this increase.
Everyone will be asked to answer the same question: What in your view is the most important theme or pattern in 13.8 billion years of history? Give examples from different parts of the Big History story to support your view. The best answers consider themes that incorporate (1) the universe before life, (2) the Earth after the emergence of life, but before humans, and (3) the human world. Use examples of increasing complexity in objects and life from the Big Bang and the Origin of the Universe up to the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. Mention how inanimate objects in the early universe, the first microscopic life, Neolitihic foragers and early agrarian farmers all harnessed the energy flows needed to sustain their rising complexity, and how they used collective learning and innovation to improve on this. 2000 words Chicago referencing with footnotes Sources supplied in file downloads