This Fleeting World

112 Index
Trade
agrarian era, 37, 46, 53–57
commercial societies, rise of, 66
consumerism, 80–81, 88–90
global network of, 53–57, 66–67,
86–88
slave trade, 66–67
in specialist commodities, 89
Treaty of Versailles, 76
Truman, Harry, 79
Turkey, 42–43, 61
Twain, Mark, 3
U
United Kingdom, 69–71, 75
United States, 67. See also North
America
consumerism, 81, 83
culture, spread of, 88–89
democracy in, 72
GDP, 63, 70–71
Industrial Revolution, 70–71
women’s wages, 64
World War I, 75
World War II, 78–79
Urbanization. See Cities
U.S.S.R. See Russia
V
Vikings, 53
Village-based societies, 32, 37–38, 61,
73
W
Warfare. See Military
Water management, 33–35
Watt, James, 69
Wealth
agrarian societies, 37, 38, 42,
44–45
modern era, 63, 66, 88–89
Western culture, backlash to, 88–89
Women
horticultural societies and, 38–40
modern era, increased opportunities
in, 63–64
urbanization and, 86
World War I, 74–76
World War II, 78–79
Z
Zoroastrianism, 49