Look at the world, people, events, ideas, etc. in the Early Modern period, what elements seem familiar to you, and which elements seem odd, whacky, awful, funny, etc.? In other words, looking back some 400 or 500 years, how much do you see change, and how much do you see things are pretty much the same? How do you explain your conclusions about this?

Look at the world, people, events, ideas, etc. in the Early Modern period, what elements seem familiar to you, and which elements seem odd, whacky, awful, funny, etc.? In other words, looking back some 400 or 500 years, how much do you see change, and how much do you see things are pretty much the same? How do you explain your conclusions about this?