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206 BCE
The Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network of routes that connected the west and east asian continents stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea.
It was a essential source for trade of new technology and spreading messages around the route. Additionally, the road was a major factor in the spread of culture and religion throughout the world. -
1436
The Printing Press
Gutenberg invented The Printing Press in 1436 as a devices for printing ink onto cloth. This allowed large numbers of copies of written work to be created rapidly, giving the public more access to information and creating a essential transformation of societal literacy.
Gutenberg most likely did not expect that his press would promote media, literacy, and even eventually enable the rise of social media to connect all over the world. -
1492
The Columbian Exchange
Columbus was the initiator of the Columbian Exchange, which was a mass trade of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between The New World and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries. It had a massive impact on how globalization functioned, it sped up the advancement technology and making globalizing the world more useful. -
Slave Trade
There were many types of slavery, such as slave labor, child labor, or indentured labor. This system of trade allowed different people of cultures, race, and religions into the european countries. -
Industrial Revolution
Industrialization lead to technological advancements which in turned into surplus. We later would sell it to a country who is in need of it. Which led to interactions between two societies or countries involving trade of the new technology. -
The Birth of Social Media
Social media has completely changed the evolution of globalization. Social media and other online tools have been extremely
effective towards discussing political issues around the world,
hearing different view, and creating social change. These tools give us the ability to communicate new findings and ideas to someone on the other side of the world.
