Historical Globalization
What route was a theory of the growth of Globalization?
The silk road in the 3rd century BCE
What system originated on it?
Our current numbering system was born on the Silk Road
Most Important Invention of the last 1000 years?
Printing Press
In the rise of a European Middle Class how did they determine social status?
By birth and amount of land owned
Towns grew which attracted what?
Trades people, bankers, entrepreneurs, artists and scholars.
9th to 13th century innovations in the middle east include- 1. Square sails allowing fast travel 2. Compasses and maps 3. Gunpowder invented in china but used by Europeans for war in 1324
What happened in 1776?
The imbalance of trade led to the revolting of colonies to form their own country America.
Who created capitalism?
Adam Smith
Who decided what country would be conquered next?
Military
Why wasn’t china or Japan conquered?
Their centralized governments
Emigration to new colonies is encouraged because of 3 reasons? 1. Provide supervisors to watch the taking of resources 2. Relieve over population in the European nation 3. To replace native populations with European people
What were some effects of first contact?
Disease killing 8-10 million, and assimilation and permanent changes to culture
Differing approaches to the Indigenous peoples North America situation-
French/British needed help from native people to get furs and they traded with natives for furs
South America situation- Spanish conquered and enslaved the natives to mine gold
4 main points about slavery- 1. has existed for centuries 2. Some places used it as punishment instead of prison 3. People conquered by war were usually enslaved 4. Labour forces were need in the Americas so race determined if you were to become a slave
3 main points about the response to slavery – 1. Often harsh conditions for slaves 2. After hearing about slaves Abolitionist movements started 3. Most slave
The silk road in the 3rd century BCE
What system originated on it?
Our current numbering system was born on the Silk Road
Most Important Invention of the last 1000 years?
Printing Press
In the rise of a European Middle Class how did they determine social status?
By birth and amount of land owned
Towns grew which attracted what?
Trades people, bankers, entrepreneurs, artists and scholars.
9th to 13th century innovations in the middle east include- 1. Square sails allowing fast travel 2. Compasses and maps 3. Gunpowder invented in china but used by Europeans for war in 1324
What happened in 1776?
The imbalance of trade led to the revolting of colonies to form their own country America.
Who created capitalism?
Adam Smith
Who decided what country would be conquered next?
Military
Why wasn’t china or Japan conquered?
Their centralized governments
Emigration to new colonies is encouraged because of 3 reasons? 1. Provide supervisors to watch the taking of resources 2. Relieve over population in the European nation 3. To replace native populations with European people
What were some effects of first contact?
Disease killing 8-10 million, and assimilation and permanent changes to culture
Differing approaches to the Indigenous peoples North America situation-
French/British needed help from native people to get furs and they traded with natives for furs
South America situation- Spanish conquered and enslaved the natives to mine gold
4 main points about slavery- 1. has existed for centuries 2. Some places used it as punishment instead of prison 3. People conquered by war were usually enslaved 4. Labour forces were need in the Americas so race determined if you were to become a slave
3 main points about the response to slavery – 1. Often harsh conditions for slaves 2. After hearing about slaves Abolitionist movements started 3. Most slave