10 Questions
What is globalization?
Globalization is the worldwide movement of people, ideas, money, goods, data, drugs, weapons, computer and biological viruses, greenhouse gases and more.
What is the Silk Road?
The Silk Road was a network of trade routes stretching from the Mediterranean Sea to East Asia that facilitated the spread of fabrics, spices, art, weapons, technology, ideas, and disease over thousands of years.
What is new about globalization?
The scale, velocity, and range of flows across borders is what is new about globalization.
Give an example of how globalization has affected the spread of diseases.
Infectious diseases like Ebola or Zika can spread rapidly around the world due to globalization.
How does the interconnectedness of the modern world contribute to the spread of ideas and news?
The interconnectedness of the modern world allows ideas, behaviors, styles, products, and news to spread quickly and broadly.
What are some examples of things that are part of the global flows facilitated by globalization?
people, ideas, money, goods, data, drugs, weapons, computer and biological viruses, greenhouse gases
What is different about the scale, velocity, and range of flows across borders in modern times compared to the past?
The scale, velocity, and range of flows across borders in modern times are larger, faster, and more widespread than in the past.
What are some examples of goods that were spread through the Silk Road?
fabrics, spices, art, weapons, technology
What are some examples of global coordination required to produce a smartphone?
coordination of resources, manufacturing, supply chain, technology, and distribution across different countries
How does the interconnectedness of the modern world contribute to the spread of various things?
The interconnectedness of the modern world allows ideas, behaviors, styles, products, and news to spread more quickly and broadly than in any other period of history.
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