This project will identify the similarities between the Dark Ages in Europe and the Era of the Generation Z in the USA.
Conditions such as war, disease and poverty which characterized the Dark Ages are also experience by the Generation Z. Comparing the severity of each and how the people responded to such issues would be an interesting subject of study.
This project will provide a comparison between the Dark Ages and the Generation Z in the aspects of warfare, diseases, and how people addressed such conditions. The research will look into warfare and military strategies. The second aspect would be the kind of diseases that came about. In the dark ages there was the bubonic plague, for the Generation there are so many that are equally severe or even more serious. The third aspect would be how people addressed these issues. The dark ages had religion while the Generation Z took to technology.
The Dark Ages, which began in 410 has often been described as a period of war, disease, and poverty. There were some military events that can be considered exceptional (France & DeVries, 2008). The diseases that struck the populations were likewise devastating. However, despite all these negative events, scholars have written about movements that were rooted at the Dark Ages and have positive impacts on modern man. Two of which are Christianity and Islam. Fast forward to the 21st century, war, diseases, and poverty are still affecting modern man. In the midst of all these is Generation Z and his digital era. The Generation Z in America are those who were born in the mid 1990s until the present. They are also called “virtual generation,” “homeland generation,” and “new silent generation” (Pittman, 2009, p.47).
This project aims to answer the following research questions:
- Who are the Generation Z and what are their characteristics?
- What are the major events took place from 1990s to the present that can be considered as representative of the Generation Z era?
- What were the events that happened in the Dark Ages? How are these similar to those that have taken place n the 21st century?
- Did religion (Christianity, Islam, paganism) effectively address the population’s needs during the dark ages?
- Is technology effective in addressing the needs of GenerationZ when confronted with such conditions?
References
Pittman, J.E. (2009). 21st Century Issues in America: An Introduction to Public Administration Theory and Practice. Bloomington, IN: Authorhouse.
France, J. & Devries, K. (2008). Warfare in the Dark Ages. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company.
