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Why does current culture/ideas differ so much compared to a 100 years ago? Was it also like this in the past, say when you compare 1500 AD and 1600 AD?

Dr. Aris Thorne
Dr. Aris Thorne
Senior Science Editor · Feb 26, 2026 · Updated Apr 13, 2026

From 1500 to 1600, you have a pretty thorough revolution of agriculture in Europe as the first contact with the Americas was less than a decade before the start of the century; there was never a tomato in Italy or a potato in Ireland before this time period. The Renaissance was at its most transf…

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From 1500 to 1600, you have a pretty thorough revolution of agriculture in Europe as the first contact with the Americas was less than a decade before the start of the century; there was never a tomato in Italy or a potato in Ireland before this time period. The Renaissance was at its most transformative. This lead to the beginnings of the scientific method. It also transformed music in Europe, laying the groundwork for everything you think of as classical music. And I'm leaving out a LOT of Renaissance. [This is a world map from 1500](_URL_0_). [This is one from 1570](_URL_1_). Change happens all the time. Measuring which changes end up being more important tends to take a long time.

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Key Concepts: Time, europe, renaissance

This explanation focuses on time, europe, renaissance and spans 118 words across 9 sentences. At 71% above the average Human Body explanation (69 words), this is one of the more thorough answers in this category, reflecting the complexity of the underlying question.

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