Crash Course Big History: Why Early Globalization Matters (12:16)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 01:12 What are two vital ingredients for collective learning to occur, and how might they vary?
- 03:46 How did Afro-Eurasia have more collective learning advantages than other world zones?
- 04:00 What happened 500 years ago that qualifies as “early globalization”?
- 07:03 Why is printing important to collective learning?
- 08:50 How did the potato affect the number of potential innovators around the world? NOTE: In this video, the narrator says that potatoes traveled from Mesoamerica to Afro-Eurasia. While it’s likely that European travelers passed through Mesoamerica on their way home, the potato actually originated in the Andes Mountains of South America.
- 10:56 How are plagues a result of globalization, and what effect do they have on collective learning?