What was it like to be poor or in poverty throughout different eras of history? How was poverty measured throughout history? In this video, we answer these two fundamental questions and more! See exactly what it was like to be poor in EVERY time period, from the stone age, to the modern day.

In the video, I came to an interesting observation that it appears that the "creation" of poverty is directly caused by the growth and progress of society, specifically the departure from our traditional self-sustaining lifestyle.

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RICH In Every Era:    • What It Was Like To Be Rich In Every ...  

Bookmarks:

0:00 | Intro
0:11 | Stone Age (3.4 million BC - 2,000 BC)
1:57 | Bronze Age (3300 to 1200 BC)
4:10 | Iron Age (800 BC to 100 AD)
5:59 | Medieval Era (476 AD - 1400 AD)
7:23 | Early Modern Era (1500 AD - 1800 AD)
9:08 | Modern Era/Present (1800 AD - Present)

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