HISTORY(X) LESSON- 4
THE MAKING OF
GLOBAL WORLD
(LESSON NOTES)
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v INTRODUCTION
Ø Globalisation refers as the interlinking of the countries. This
term refers to an economic system that has emerged since the last 50 years or
so.
Ø But as we will see in this chapter that the making of the global
world has a long history – of trade, of migration, of people in search of work,
the movement of capital, and much else.
v INTERLINKING OF WORLD IN PRE-MODERN WORLD
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In pre modern world travelers,
merchants, priests and pilgrims travelled to far off distances for knowledge,
opportunity and spiritual fulfilment.
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These people used to carry
along goods, money, values, skills, ideas, inventions and sometimes diseases
also.
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Not only this, they also took
various foods and cultural habits with them to the different places that
resulted in the diversity of culture.
Ø This interlinked can be traced around 3000 B.C when Indus valley
civilization connected with the present-day West Asia. The currency which was
used for trade activities was cowries or seashells.
v SILK ROUTES LINK THE WORLD
Ø The silk routes serve as a good example of the pre modern trade
and cultural links between the different parts of the world.
Ø Historians have found out various silk routes over land and through the sea. These routes were linked with the vast regions of Asia, Europe and Northern Africa. These routes existed since before the Christian era.
Ø This route was used not only for silk but the Chinese pottery, the
textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia went to different parts of
world. In return the expensive metals like gold and silver moved from Europe to
Asia.
Ø Just like trade, there was cultural exchange also. Various Christian, Muslim and Buddhist preachers went to different parts and spread into different parts of the Asia.
