Chapter 5-8 Flashcards
What was the earliest known trade route?
The silk road
What placers did the sild road link?
Asia and Europe
How did the Silk Road get its name?
It was named after the beautiful cloth made in China from thread harvested from silkworms
What was transported on the silk road?
It distributed many prized goods, such as peppercorns and Ideas
What is an example of an idea that was traded on the Silk Road?
The Indo-Arabic number system
Where did the Indo-Arabic Number System originate and where did it go?
- The system originated in India and was later adopted in the Middle East.
- Europeans who traded with Middle Eastern merchants introduced the system to Italy.
- From Italy, this new system quickly spread throughout Europe
Who created the idea that globalization evolved in 3 distinct phases?
Indian journalist, author, and technology consultant Ashutosh Sheshabalaya
Describe the first evolutive phase of globalization?`
-Goods and ideas were exchanged along ancient trade
routes.
-During this phase, the Arab civilizations
“were among the first ambassadors of the realm of ideas.”
-They transferred knowledge of Indian science, medicine, literature, and mathematics to Europe
Describe the second evolutive phase of globalization?
This phase began in the late 1400s.
- Building on new ideas, Europeans developed technologies that enabled them to sail much farther than ever before.
- The growth of globalization was related to European imperialism, a term that refers to one country’s domination of another country’s economic, political, and cultural institutions
Describe the third evolutive phase of globalization?
The world is now in this phase, which evolved from the second round and began after World War II.
-It is a time of rapid growth of world markets and nearly instant communications and will be marked by the rapid rise of China and India as economic powers.
What is the second round of Ashutosh Sheshabalaya theory also called?
Historical gloabalization
What marked the beginning of the second phase or Hirstorical globalization?
1492, the year Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to the Caribbean
What ended the second phase or historical globalization?
When the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers after World War II
What is the 3rd phase of globalization also know as?
This post-World War II period is often called contemporary globalization
What did Johannes Gutenberg make?
The printing press
What was the most important invention of the second millennium?
A printer
How did people make books before the printer?
Books in Europe had been painstakingly copied by hand
Why was the printer so revolutionary?
As books were produced more quickly and cheaply, more people could afford to buy them, and this encouraged more people to learn to read. The printed word played an important role in spreading new ideas about science, religion, politics, and philosophy across Europe
Why did wealth become a measure of social class?
Townspeople and city dwellers depended on their knowledge of a craft or their skill as traders and entrepreneurs. This knowledge and skill gave them new ways of accumulating wealth
Which group of people were the first known middle-class?
Townspeople and city dwellers
What did city-dwellers encourage?
a belief that people should be able to act freely.
-As a result, they often valued education and welcomed innovations such as exploration, scientific discoveries, and new technologies.