HIST 1007 Chapter : Globalization 5 Acts
Document Summary
Benjamin barber: destruction by religion (nationalism: tribalism: identities that are dependent on the outside world, consumerism: led by big business, capitalism, how globalization is developing it is looking like there are challenges for democracy. All the inventions stand on the shoulders of inventions beforehand. Globalization in 5 acts: the prehistoric period (10,000 bce-3500 bce) People settle in africa and europe and come start coming through. Humans began agriculture. (some areas more fertile than others) People settled down in tribes, and city-states. Jobs came about: politics, farmers, builders, medicine: pre modern period (3500 bce-1500 ce) Trade was furthered through the wheel and writing enabled them to be more literate. Persian empire, american empire, roman empire, ottoman, china. Long distance trade routes began to be developed. China has been part of globalization for the longest. 1400 chinese ships sailing at sea: early modern period (1500-1750) Europe didn"t invade china or asia but decided to spread out west.
