HIST1087 Midterm: part 1 of globe notes
Document Summary
Can speak of globalization in economic, political, social and cultural terms. China"s black monday sends markets reeling across the globe. Us and european markets bounce back as china crisis continues. Calais crisis: this is a global migration crisis . Migrant crisis tests core european value: open borders. Glut of silver in chinese markets causes profit decline in spain. Silver extracted from mines in mexico and peru is source of spanish wealth and power in europe. Popularization of usage attributed to economist theodore levitt, 1983. A process characterized by interactions across people, cultures and continents. A process that ebbed and flowed at different times and places. Medieval images of the world: views from europe. Mapmakers in europe did not use his work until the 15th century when they were translated into. Silks, cottons, rubies, coffee, tea, and spices: views from the arabian peninsula. Commissioned by king roger ii of sicily to produce a book on geography.
