Globalization: The Expansion of Large Empires

In this essay, the author

• Explains that globalization can be traced back to the early 500’s and is still dominant today.
• Explains that globalization has played a major role in history and shaping the world today.
• Explains that the arab empire can be credited with the spread of islam to africa and southern africa.
• Explains that hinduism became popular in europe and in some parts of russia.
• Explains that the use of trade in the early 500’s was the beginning of a global phenomenon.
• Opines that strayer offered a variety of goods that were not available in their native country.
• Describes the ways in which the native americans influenced the natives in european ways.
• Describes the utensils of the native americans as the trade routes expanded and the world continued to expand.
• Explains that millions of africans from different parts of the world participated in the cross-cultural exchanges.
• Explains that mass populations were wiped out due to the link.
• Explains that focusing on the economies of europe and north america led to three major economies.
• Explains colonies by the british and an increase in property revenue in france imposed by france.
• Opines that not all of the revolutions were in correlation with the seven year’s war.
• Analyzes the idea that humankind was divided into separate nations, each with a distinct culture.
• Explains that italy and russia saw a political unification; there was destruction of the ottoman empire, the russian empire.
• Praises nationalism and seeks to instill it into everyday life such as schools and the media.
• Explains that feminism took roots in a number of works celebrating equality to all genders.
• Explains that with the rapid population growth, resources used for energy became scarce.
• Describes the changes in the ethnocentrism views of europeans as they adopted many of the ideas from the book.
• Explains that woods system, was the revolutionary idea that took control of most of the world, but the great.
• Analyzes how the capitalist idea that the market would self correct led many to reevaluate.
• Explains that they are important to human history because they influence the mental and cultural world that people inhabit.
• Explains how globalization has shaped the world into what it is today.
• Explains that in the twentieth century few people lived in a world not affected by globalization.
• Analyzes how the expansion of large empires, like the arab empire, can be viewed as the first glimpse at globalization.
• Explains the spread of buddhism from india to asia is in large part due to the merchants spreading their religious views while on trading goods on the silk roads.
• Explains that european ideas were adapted to local culture in the 20th century, while the atlantic revolutions occurred on a global scale.
• Analyzes how the british rule of the congo disrupted the native people's culture, which was often traumatic.
• Opines that mahatma gandhi states in indian home rule that it behooves every lover of india to cling to the indian civilization even as a child
• Explains that the nazi party led by adolf hitler was a form of european fascism that gained support in germany.
• Explains that mexico's once-populated cities close to the u.s. border were ghost towns. an "american empire" is the face of globalization.
• Cites gandhi, mahatama, and strayer, robert w., in ways of the world: a brief global history with sources.