One of the consistent themes of history has been the increasing connectedness of humankind. From the first river-valley civilizations to today’s intertwined world, one of the hallmarks of the past — and one that continues to this day — has been increased globalization. While the 20th century represented one of the greatest advancements in human interaction, it was not a wholly new event. Examples of globalization can be seen throughout history, like in the movement of pastoralists, Indian Ocean trade, and the Columbian Exchange. When people first shifted to agriculture, they abandoned their nomadic past in favor of a stationary lifestyle. As a result, new ideas and culture initially began to be transferred less and less. However, with the advent of agriculture also came the emergence of pastoralists. Such people became the critical vectors of cultural and technological exchange, representing one of the first globalizations of the world. Whereas civilizations had no means to establish trade routes, pastoralists naturally came across civilizations as they travelled with their grazing animals. With such …show more content…
While goods were the core focus of merchants, the items that transmitted the Indian Ocean were arguably the least important. More importantly, it transmitted new cultures, especially religion. For instance, Buddhism was able to gain a major foothold in East and Southeast Asia from its home in India while Islam flourished in Africa. Like how religion prospered through trade in the Post-Classical Era, in the 20th century the world underwent a globalization of popular culture through commerce, such as in the dominance of global brands — like Apple and Coca-Cola — throughout the world. Both of these occurrences represented a step forward in globalization, bringing the world together under similar
1. Based on your reading of the two primary source documents for this module, in what ways do you feel these documents are historically significant? In what ways do documents such as these help historians to understand history? In the end, what were the main reasons for dropping these two weapons on Japan?
Chapter three is about early Africa and Egypt. Africa is divided into five sections by climatic and vegetative differences. The five sections were: Mediterranean, Sahel, Deserts, rainforest and savannah. Depending on the climate section in which they lived, the range of people in Africa urbanized special ways of being. The chapter also talked about the people that lived during this time. The first group was called the Khoisan. Initially they populated the eastern part of Africa. The next groups were called the Nilo-Saharan and Afro-Asiatic. At first regions by the Nile River valley were occupied. The final group was called Niger-Congo. They occupied the forests of western Saharan Africa over the wet phase.
Different classical civilizations often stressed similar values and issues. Classical civilizations were all constantly trying to unify their people to form a shared culture. They also tried to expand their empires. They would try to unify people through politics, religion, and philosophy. They promoted a common language and social structures for people to follow. Classical civilizations used many methods involving integration and expansion in their empire.
Due to globalisation, the world nowadays is significantly interconnected economically, technologically and culturally. Even though globalisation is not a new phenomenon, and can be argued to have started already in the 1500s when the transatlantic exploration and consolidation of European hegemony began, the pace and the scope of it is greater than ever² (Ruth Wodak, 2011). Consequently, we
In the Post-Classical Era, trade was crucial for the diffusion of cultures because it connected major areas of the world. With many different trade routes such as the Trans-Saharan and the Silk Roads, religions, ideas, and technology were able to spread with ease. Religions that traveled along those trade routes are Islam and Christianity. Both religions spread far and wide through the practices of trade and warfare. Merchants had a significant impact on the spread of both religions, as they were the ones traveling along these trade routes and learning about different religions and cultures. As both religions spread through vast regions, the different peoples and cultures they came in contact with began to use these religions as a unification tactic as well as a way to identify themselves as individuals. For example, as Christianity spread through the Silk Roads, the Roman emperor Constantine converted, so Christianity
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries American colonies increased their religious tolerance. This started when Puritans and Separatists traveled to the Americas specifically for religious freedom. Seeing that America was a tolerant place, many others who had different thoughts on religion went to America as well. One of these groups were the Quakers who started a wave of change and many immigrants moved to places with high Quaker populations because they were tolerant. Roger Williams was also important in the extent of religious toleration and he founded Rhode Island.
The textbook lists three "Pagan Sources," or non-Christian sources, that refer to the early movement of Christianity. Who were these writers and what did they say about this new movement?
China is in a state of foreign dominance. Europeans and Japanese are taking over its territory. The people have lost faith in their government and they want to start a new one. Revolutionary parties begin to rise and expand. They want their government to get rid of the Europeans and Japanese but they aren’t able to. They have to take matters into their own hands. The people are started to learn from the westerners and they want to modernize. They want the power to defend themselves. They want the power to be able to control their own people and reinforce their own laws. They don’t want Europeans or Japanese to think that China is a part of their own country. Peasants
Globalization Dating back to the early Middle Ages and progressing to modern day, globalization is perhaps the heart of the world. International trade, airline services, networking, capital flows, and technological advances are just a few examples of what defines globalization. Considering that airplanes, online networking, technology, and capital flows were not thought of during the Middle Ages; one may ask, “How was globalization an important factor during the Middle Ages?” For thousands of years, individuals, groups, and territories have been conversing in trade of all sorts. Even from great distances, countries were able to discover a means of trade.
The world we know today wouldn’t have been possible without globalization which is the ever-increasing interaction of people through economic and cultural exchange. We can use the internet to make online transactions to buy goods from overseas that ship across the water on large cargo ships or on airplanes. Vehicular transportation has caused us to be able to travel to any place in very little time. Cellphones have evolved all the way from the telegraph to allow us to make calls to neighboring countries. During the Age of Exploration, many European countries discovered parts of the world they have never existed throughout Asia and the Americas and with them they brought their influence, culture, and the desire to establish business by trade.
Most of which, including the Colombian Exchange and imperialism, were under the guise of the Europeans. Yet, the history of globalization is quite the contrary. I will soon prove through the promotion of interdependency amongst each stage, the story of globalization being a purely European lead initiative is nothing but a widely believed myth. For the sole sake of consistency, I will continue with the use of the terms Archaic,Proto, and Modern globalization.
Globalization is a trend that has reshaped the world over in the last few decades; the word has become ubiquitously used in modern literature and media. Globalization is an ongoing historic process that has led to a series of factors that successfully bind the World, but more importantly, 'The Americas' together. According to Giddens (1990), globalization is the "intensification of worldwide social relations which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by
Over the last couple of years, the world has become increasingly globalized. After the cold war, all parts of the world were attracted to the process of globalization. The effect of globalization is uneven in different parts of the world and globalization suggests a world full of persistent cultural interaction and exchange, contacts and connection, mixture and movement. Different people view globalization in different ways. Some people feel it has done more good than harm, while others believe it has done more harm than good. This essay will give a deep intuitive understanding of globalization, world systems, and how globalization has affected society, culture, economics, and politics.
Globalization has a massive effect in shaping local cultures since its origin in the late 15th century following the integration of markets between Europe and the Americas. Globalization is a relatively new term that was coined in the 1990’s even though some historians argue that its origins go back to the beginning of mankind. Since then, globalization has become a phenomenon that has impacted every sector of the world. In result, globalization assumes a role in destroying local culture through the dominance of powerful nation-states, influx of foreign made goods and the negative reactions from inhabitants of local cultures.
“On questions of chronology, some accounts trace globalization back to ancient history, while others date its origins back only several decades.” (Scholte 2005. page 114) The origin of globalization is one of the seven key debates about globalization