[Audio] The making of a global world. .. The Making of a Global World.
[Audio] HOW THE GLOBAL WORLD HAS EMERGED OUT OF A LONG AND COMPLICATED HISTORY AFFECTING THE LIVELIHOODS AND ECONOMIES OF SOCIETIES.
[Audio] PRE MODERN WORLD (BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION) GLOBALISATION : refers to an economic system where human societies have become steadily more interlinked as travelers , traders , priests and pilgrims travelled vast distances for knowledge and spiritual fulfilments or to escape persecution ..
[Audio] Since ancient times , human societies have become more interlinked through trade and trave . In the past traders ,travelers , priests and pilgrims travelled , they carried goods and money to other land . They brought back goods and precious metals. These visits led to exchange of ideas , values , skill and techniques. Food habits and knowledge of growing special crops travelled with them . Travelers carried germs and diseases ..
[Audio] SILK ROUTES – LINKS THE WORLD Many silk routes , over the land and by the seas , have connected together vast regions of Asia with Europe and North Africa . These resulted in vibrant pre – modern trade . Through this route Chinese pottery , Indian textiles and spices from South East Asia travelled to Europe. The most well known silk route connected China to Europe . West bound Chinese silk cargoes travelled on this route. Trade and cultural exchanges went hand in hand . Early Christian missionaries and later Muslim preachers travelled through this routes , similar with Buddhist missionaries also..
[Audio] SILK ROUTE MAP ( WORLD ). SILK ROUTE MAP ( WORLD ).
[Audio] SILK ROUTE map ( INDIA ). SILK ROUTE map ( INDIA ).
[Audio] FOOD TRAVELS Foods such as potatoes , soya , groundnuts , maize , tomatoes , chilies' and sweet potatoes were introduced in Europe and Asia after Columbus discovered America. Noodles travels from China to become spaghetti Food offers many long distance cultural exchange , food habits often inhabited by others Europe's poor began to eat better and live longer with the introduction of potato.
[Audio] MERCHANTS FROM VENICE AND THE ORIENT EXCHANGING GOODS, FROM MARCO POLO , BOOK OF MARVELS ,FIFTEENTH CENTURY.
[Audio] CONQUEST, DISEASE AND TRADE After Europe had discovered and exploited the America since 16th century , it emerged as the centre of world trade as China and India – the world richest countries in the 18th century – took a back seat by retreating into isolation and by being colonized.
By 16th century Portuguese and Spanish conquest and colonisation of America was under way.
MCQ] Which factor played a crucial role in the conquest of America by.
[Audio] Trade Until 19th century poverty and hunger were common in Europe Cities were crowded and unhygienic for living , deadly diseases were widespread , religious conflicts were common and religious dissenters were persecuted Thousands fled Europe for America for better opportunity Plantation workers were used to grow cotton and sugar for the European market.