There are many common illnesses we can help to prevent by eating the right food and having healthy habits. In this unit you will learn about different ways to keep healthy and prevent illnesses.
The Contemporary Age began about two hundred years
ago and was a time of industry and changes in society. New inventions like the
steam engine changed the way that people lived and worked. The steam engine
made work quicker and easier. It was used in machines and transport.
Factories made mass-produced products. People moved
to towns and cities for work and urban populations increased. Cities grew
and changed. There were new streets and shops. There were services such as
schools, hospitals and public transport.
There were also important scientific inventions during this
period, such as the discovery of electricity. Some inventions in medicine
included the x-ray and vaccinations. Some inventions in communication were the
radio and the telephone.
The Modern Age began
about five hundred years ago. Small kingdoms came together to form big
countries with one king, and these countries started to explore the world. This
period was a time of discovery and scientific inventions.
Inventions such as the compass
and more accurate maps meant that people could travel to new places without
getting lost, and discover new lands and new products.
In 1492, an explorer
called Christopher Columbus sailed west in his ship. He wanted to travel around
the world to reach Asia in the East, but instead Columbus travelled west and
reached the New World which we now call America.
An important invention of the
Modern Age was Gutenberg's printing press. The invention meant that it was
quicker and cheaper to produce books and maps.
