The Era of Warring States...covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC. [1] The Renaissance was

The Era of Warring States...covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC. [1] The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the period roughly from the 14th to the 17th century [2] The Age of Discovery...was a period in history starting in the early 15th century and continuing into the early 17th century [3] The examples you've provided are all compressed due to our lense being distant on a time scale. The information age, by comparison, is ~30 years old, and has led to the ability of half of the world to access knowledge that before now was hardly available to world leaders. The sheer scale of the population that the information age has impacted and will impact makes it much more exciting than the examples you cite. The fact that people of most social classes are taking part in the changes we're seeing makes it truly revolutionary. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_Period http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warring_States_Period [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance [3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Exploration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Exploration