Unit 2: Historical Globalization and Conoloization

Question 1

Historical Globalization

Answer 1

• Period of globalization beginning in 1942 (Christopher Columbus first voyage) and ending in 1945 (after World War 2)

Question 2

Cultural Contact

Answer 2

• Contact between two different cultures
• Usually leads to change in both peoples cultures, way of life, etc.
• Caused because of conquest, immigration, mass media, trade, or travel

Question 3

Silk Road

Answer 3

• Oldest and longest trading route ever known
• Linked China with the West

Question 4

International Trade

Answer 4

• Trade of raw materials and manufactured goods from distant countries