CONTEMPORARY WORLD PART1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
What do you call the PRESENT WORLD
CONTEMPORARY WORLD
1800-1945
Modern World
1945 to present
CONTEMPORARY world
When is the FIRST INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
1800
Year of the END OF WORLD WAR 2
1945
Process of individuals, corporations, and nations around the world becoming more INTERCONNECTED AND DEPENDENT on one another
Globalization
Ancient trade route linking China with the West
Silk road
Silk road brought high-end roads goods from _______ to ________
China to Roam
What is the FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRADE and FIRST CASE OF GLOBALIZATION
Silk Road
Connected the East and West for over two thousand years, supplying civilizations with spices
Spice Routes
Who were the middle men during the spice routes
Islamic Traders
During spice route, what were the main commodities traded internationally?
Cloves, nutmeg, mace
When is the Age of discovery?
15th century
Discovery of the Americas by European explorers, who also connected East and West
Age of Discovery
During the Age of discovery the European discovered the
Americas
During the age of discovery, what is the most important exploration?
Magellan’s Circumnavigation
What is the COUNTRY OF SPICE ISLAND
INDONESIA
Known as the spice island
Moluccas
Known as the age of exploitation and Imperialism
Age of discovery
Allowed access to the spice islands and eliminated Arab and Italian middlemen
Age of discovery
1st industrial revolution ( the modern period)
First Wave of Globalization
Inventions like the ________ and the ________ propelled the first wave of globalization
Steam engine and industrial weaving machine
SECA means
1.Steam engine
2.Electricity
3.Computer
4.Artificial Intelligence
Theories of Globalization
Strong emphasis on how economic interconnectedness, open trade, and free markets all contribute to the promotion of globalization
Liberalism