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Approximately 60,000 years ago, land in Africa was slowly becoming very dry. This caused a mass migration into the region of Eurasia.

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All of a sudden, different goods from as far as China were reaching places like Rome, and this was all due to the creation of the Silk Road.  The Silk Road allowed for global trade of different items from all over the world, which allowed many people to tap into cultures that they had never seen before.

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Islamic Golden Age               600 AD   

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Islamic Golden Age               600 AD   

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The Islamic Golden age allowed for the creation and usage of Islamic Spice Routes allowed for countries all around the globe to gain access to goods, mainly spices, from South-East Asia.

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Age of Discovery                         1400 AD

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Age of Discovery                         1400 AD

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Exploration by European nations overseas caused a massive increase in global trade as well as European Colonies. Trade between the Old World and the New World led to the Colombian Exchange, a large exchange of food, plants, animals, and human populations.

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Creation of the Printing Press     1440 AD

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Creation of the Printing Press     1440 AD

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The creation of the printing press allowed for ideas and beliefs to be preserved and shared much more easily. This lead to an increase in demand, which increased trade dramatically. More well-made books also increased the market for books.

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Atlantic Slave Trade                    1600 AD

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Atlantic Slave Trade                    1600 AD

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The Atlantic Slave Trade allowed for the British Economy to get another source of capital. It also allowed for countries that depended on slavery, such as the Americas, to become export markets for British manufacturers.

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The Industrial Revolution            1760 AD

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The Industrial Revolution            1760 AD

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The division of labor between people in countries that produced raw materials and those that produced manufactured goods increased the total amount of trade in the world. The production of goods increased. Additionally, the Industrial Revolution also created better technology, feeding the increase in trade.

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Creation of the Steam Train     1810 AD    

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Creation of the Steam Train     1810 AD    

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The creation of the Steam Train allowed for easier transportation of goods over land. This increased transportation of goods. The innovative mode of transportation also allowed for people to travel more quickly over larger distances.

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The Great Depression                 1929 AD

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The Great Depression                 1929 AD

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the Great Depression caused drastic declines in output, severe unemployment, and acute deflation in almost every nation in the world. This caused trade to plummet around the globe.

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Creation of the World Wide Web                                              1991 AD

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Creation of the World Wide Web                                              1991 AD

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The creation of the WWW allowed for people all over the world to communicate almost instantly. This caused a massive increase in globalisation. Access to any and all information was essentially instant and free, however the WWW still required a relatively large and expensive computer to be accessed.

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Creation of the first Smartphone                                   2005 AD

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Creation of the first Smartphone                                   2005 AD

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Now, the WWW was accessible almost anywhere due to the smartphone. Communication was instant, and the price of accessing the internet dramatically decreased, causing an increase in the number of internet users.