Globalization timeline

By KevinLi35
  • Jan 1, 750

    • The temple at Borobudur was the first temple of globalization

    This was a mixture of Indonesian and Indian cultures and religion.
  • Period: Feb 6, 1206 to Feb 6, 1227

    Genghis Kahn conquered other people

    He conquered the most amount of land in human history.
  • Jan 1, 1271

    Marco Polo traveled to China on the Silk Road

    He came back to Europe to tell them about how China was
  • Jan 1, 1450

    Trans-Atlantic trade began

    Slaves from Africa were brought to North America
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Martin Behaim created the first one of the first globes

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus found new land

    He found a new continent and didn’t even realize it
  • Jan 1, 1497

    Vasco Da Gama went around Africa to find a route to India to find spices

    He set up a trade route for Portugal. Germs from Europe killed off many Native Americans

  • the first multinationals helped to build colonial empires

    The English East India Company helped expand the British empire.

  • Yale University got its name from Elihu Yale

  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

    transition to new manufacturing processes

  • It will take 2 Month to cross the Atlantic Ocean

    Taveling and shipping are cheap and free

  • the opium war began

    This was caused by disputes over trade and diplomatic relations between China and Britain. Britain ultimately won the war and the treaty of Nanjing was drawn up.

  • the first trans-Atlantic telegram from queen Victoria to President James Buchanan took 16 and a half hours

  • The American civil war caused canned goods to go up;

  • , Rubber from the farms in Malaysia helped Henry Ford create the rubber tires he needed for his cars

  • Period: to

    crate costs have dropped 70%

    Terrorist groups are making it hard for some Governments to operateDue to new technologies

  • domestic market exist

    products are being made abrod and send back

  • It will tke 5 hours by plane and less than a week by ship to croose the Atlantic Ocean

    Travling and shipping are fast