How Did the World Become Interconnected? (10:42)
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
- 01:40 What innovations in communication helped speed up the process of interconnection?
- 02:57 What innovations in transportation helped speed up the process of interconnection?
- 03:33 What long-distance trade networks were created by the linking of local and regional exchange networks long before 1400?
- 05:29 What were some of the ideas, technologies, and diseases that were spread on these networks?
- 08:36 What were the four world zones in 1400?
- 10:08 What are Malthusian cycles, and why were they a characteristic of so much of the Agrarian era?