Did globalization begin with the "discovery" of America?
Thomas Friedman claims that Globalization 1.0 began in 1492. Do you agree or disagree with his claim? Reflect on the products you examined today in class to answer this question.
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The discovery of America had nothing to do with globalization. However, the discovery helped make other civilizations in the world at that time realize what globalization was and how they could go about expanding not just their land but, goods, religion, and ideas too. Where as before only countries that had been practicing globalization before 1492 did they know that such an idea had exsisted. For exaple, coffee beans were originally found in Indonesia. Before, 1492 they were already being shipped to places like India and China. But, it was not until after Columbus had discovered "America" (West Indies) that coffee beans where being transported to Europe and then to the Americas.
No, globalization has been going on since the beginning of time. The native Americans came to the new world from Asia thousands of years ago. The first people came from Africa and migrated to places all over the world. Christopher Columbus did not start globalization. Jasira
I agree with that statement because that was when everyone started to go crazy over this "new world" that columbus had "found". That was when all of the trading and killing started. Yeah, I'd have to agree.
I agree with Thomas Friedman because to me globalization was before 1.0. Cause in class we where talking about sugar with is from Asia was that sugar was here for a long time just like tea with is also from asia.
From what we learned in class i think that globalization did not begin when Thomas Friedman said it did becouse as we studied in class it said there was things that were found such as suger and corn and etc, it just became bigger in 1.0,2.0 and 3.0.
The term "Globalization 1.0" is just a way for Thomas Freidman to show us which innovations played the biggest part in altering the world's economy (in his opinion). It's just a sort of numbering system; if I said "Globalization Alpha" instead of "Globalization 1.0", it could mean the same thing. Do I think he's right? His numbering system his rules (as long as it's logical). I don't think he was trying to say that globalization began when Columbus "discovered" America. IF this is what he's trying to say, however, I disagree. The process of glolization has been at work for a LONG time, the things that we saw in class today testify to this. We only have these things because of thousands of years of globalization. We can see this even from slavery. Mr. Cotto, you told us in class that we have the word "slave" because ancient peoples used the Slavs as a main source of labor. Horrible as it is, this MAY be an example of what would have then been considered a global economy. A younger example is seen when settlers from Europe came to America they hated the tobacco that grew here. So they imported some from Europe (I beleive it was Spanish tobacco).
i disagree wiht this claim because like you said when we were talking about tea that it's globalization happened before 1.0 because people in asia would share ther tea with europe for people like the qeeun and for asia china fro the royal majesty. also we spoke of chocolate and how it's globalization happened before 1.0, and how the aztec and europeans used it before 1.0. so to sum ti all up thomas freidman waas wrong.
I agree that Thomas Friedman claims that Globalization 1.0 began in 1492. That was the year Christopher Columbus set out to the new world. Once he started to sail on that ship, the period of globalization started. After that, globalization grew as the world became to get smaller and smaller. Now globalization is real small and is considered Americanization because America started Globalization 3.0. Khaled G.
I agree with Thomas Friedman because when Christopher Columbus discorvered the new world, everything changed. When the euopeans migrated to hte new world, there were manny trades going on between places. For example, the trinagular trade occured between Africa, America and Europe. Also, after the 1490s up to the 1800s, the silk road was crated. This was the trade between Euopre and Asia. Spices were exchanged. There were new ways for people to connect, and so,
"...the world from a large size to a size medium..." - Thomas Freidman, "the world is flat"
No I do not agree, because before 1492 Europeans were trading with Asians, Africans and Spaniards. It's only because Europeans wanted better trade with the Asians that they found America Kyle
I don't agree with Thomas Friedman. Globalization was going on way before Columbus came. The Native Americans worked the land and had many good crops. People traded goods all over the world. Some of the products we viewed today were here before Colombus even came. Globalization started before he came; he just added to it.
I don't agree with statement beacause Europeans were already trading, starting globalization, before the thought of going and trying to find new ways to reach the countries they traded with crossed their minds. Discovering America just helped progress globalization, it didn't start it. Discovering America only helped expand, through time, the globalization that had started before 1492.
no i do not agree with that cause globalization started before 1492. that is when america was created but before that there was people saring coffee that came from java. i disagree with his claim because he is only talking about the american globolization. for example sugar cane came from asia before 1492 and it was already sharing its product with other countries.
In my opinion, the discovery of America is not the beginning of globalization. However, it did help enhance the whole concept to it and giving it a broaden horizon. People may not have known it but globalization have been practicing this for a long time. For instance, people being able to travel and people importing other countries exports is part of globalization. ~Danielle W.~
Globalization did not start at the creation of America. The Europeans, Asians, and Africans had been trading for a while before Columbus went to America. Sugar came from El Salvador and all the different kinds of food we have had to come from somewhere. When American was founded though, the globalization process grew more and more but America did not start the globalization process.
America, discovered in 1492; was not the start of globalization. Of the 5 objects that we examined, one was native to America. This means that Mr. Freidman was wrong because European and Asian countries were trading long before 1492.
I do and do not agree with this statment. I think globalization started before america was "discovered" ther was sugar cane came from asia and it was being traded to people all over. However i believe that the discovery of america helped globalization become better known.
i disagree with this statement because globalization began before columbus came. they were only practicing when america was discovered. they were not even know that it was happening. they did not know that it exsisted. at that time they shiped a lot of things but didnt make it known to the world. as the world got older they came to see that it was happening and they wanted to make it global. it did start everywhere but the US made it very known to the world.
The discovery of America merely gave globalization a boost after trading along the silk road and such other routes had already been taking place. America provided free trade, and a free land that was a melting pot of cultures merely taking globalization to a new place.
I don't think that globalization begun with the discovery of America. Ever since humanity began, people have been striving to be the best. The people who weren't on top were constantly striving to become the number one nation, which is a simple definition of globalization. The only reason why globalization is currently the "same" as americanization, is because America is the top nation.
No globalization did not begin with the discovery of amercia because globalization was happening when Europe, Africa, and Asia were trading with each other. America was discovered because Christopher Columbus was trying to find an easier way to Asia so they could trade easier (globalization)
Globalization developed even more with the discovery of America. The Indians didn't know how to trade as well as the Europeans and they made America another country to trade with.
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The discovery of America had nothing to do with globalization. However, the discovery helped make other civilizations in the world at that time realize what globalization was and how they could go about expanding not just their land but, goods, religion, and ideas too. Where as before only countries that had been practicing globalization before 1492 did they know that such an idea had exsisted. For exaple, coffee beans were originally found in Indonesia. Before, 1492 they were already being shipped to places like India and China. But, it was not until after Columbus had discovered "America" (West Indies) that coffee beans where being transported to Europe and then to the Americas.
No, globalization has been going on since the beginning of time. The native Americans came to the new world from Asia thousands of years ago. The first people came from Africa and migrated to places all over the world. Christopher Columbus did not start globalization.
Jasira
I agree with that statement because that was when everyone started to go crazy over this "new world" that columbus had "found". That was when all of the trading and killing started. Yeah, I'd have to agree.
I agree with Thomas Friedman because to me globalization was before 1.0. Cause in class we where talking about sugar with is from Asia was that sugar was here for a long time just like tea with is also from asia.
From what we learned in class i think that globalization did not begin when Thomas Friedman said it did becouse as we studied in class it said there was things that were found such as suger and corn and etc, it just became bigger in 1.0,2.0 and 3.0.
-Danielle lewis{c block}
The term "Globalization 1.0" is just a way for Thomas Freidman to show us which innovations played the biggest part in altering the world's economy (in his opinion). It's just a sort of numbering system; if I said "Globalization Alpha" instead of "Globalization 1.0", it could mean the same thing. Do I think he's right? His numbering system his rules (as long as it's logical). I don't think he was trying to say that globalization began when Columbus "discovered" America. IF this is what he's trying to say, however, I disagree. The process of glolization has been at work for a LONG time, the things that we saw in class today testify to this. We only have these things because of thousands of years of globalization. We can see this even from slavery. Mr. Cotto, you told us in class that we have the word "slave" because ancient peoples used the Slavs as a main source of labor. Horrible as it is, this MAY be an example of what would have then been considered a global economy. A younger example is seen when settlers from Europe came to America they hated the tobacco that grew here. So they imported some from Europe (I beleive it was Spanish tobacco).
Courtney
i disagree wiht this claim because like you said when we were talking about tea that it's globalization happened before 1.0 because people in asia would share ther tea with europe for people like the qeeun and for asia china fro the royal majesty. also we spoke of chocolate and how it's globalization happened before 1.0, and how the aztec and europeans used it before 1.0. so to sum ti all up thomas freidman waas wrong.
I agree that Thomas Friedman claims that Globalization 1.0 began in 1492. That was the year Christopher Columbus set out to the new world. Once he started to sail on that ship, the period of globalization started. After that, globalization grew as the world became to get smaller and smaller. Now globalization is real small and is considered Americanization because America started Globalization 3.0.
Khaled G.
I agree with Thomas Friedman because when Christopher Columbus discorvered the new world, everything changed. When the euopeans migrated to hte new world, there were manny trades going on between places. For example, the trinagular trade occured between Africa, America and Europe. Also, after the 1490s up to the 1800s, the silk road was crated. This was the trade between Euopre and Asia. Spices were exchanged. There were new ways for people to connect, and so,
"...the world from a large size to a size medium..." - Thomas Freidman, "the world is flat"
rishi
No I do not agree, because before 1492 Europeans were trading with Asians, Africans and Spaniards. It's only because Europeans wanted better trade with the Asians that they found America
Kyle
I don't agree with Thomas Friedman. Globalization was going on way before Columbus came. The Native Americans worked the land and had many good crops. People traded goods all over the world. Some of the products we viewed today were here before Colombus even came. Globalization started before he came; he just added to it.
Qiana
I don't agree with statement beacause Europeans were already trading, starting globalization, before the thought of going and trying to find new ways to reach the countries they traded with crossed their minds. Discovering America just helped progress globalization, it didn't start it. Discovering America only helped expand, through time, the globalization that had started before 1492.
Mayrimar Vega
no i do not agree with that cause globalization started before 1492. that is when america was created but before that there was people saring coffee that came from java. i disagree with his claim because he is only talking about the american globolization. for example sugar cane came from asia before 1492 and it was already sharing its product with other countries.
the last one was svetlana denishchich. forgot to put my name on it
In my opinion, the discovery of America is not the beginning of globalization. However, it did help enhance the whole concept to it and giving it a broaden horizon. People may not have known it but globalization have been practicing this for a long time. For instance, people being able to travel and people importing other countries exports is part of globalization.
~Danielle W.~
Globalization did not start at the creation of America. The Europeans, Asians, and Africans had been trading for a while before Columbus went to America. Sugar came from El Salvador and all the different kinds of food we have had to come from somewhere. When American was founded though, the globalization process grew more and more but America did not start the globalization process.
America, discovered in 1492; was not the start of globalization. Of the 5 objects that we examined, one was native to America. This means that Mr. Freidman was wrong because European and Asian countries were trading long before 1492.
Testing
I do and do not agree with this statment. I think globalization started before america was "discovered" ther was sugar cane came from asia and it was being traded to people all over. However i believe that the discovery of america helped globalization become better known.
i disagree with this statement because globalization began before columbus came. they were only practicing when america was discovered. they were not even know that it was happening. they did not know that it exsisted. at that time they shiped a lot of things but didnt make it known to the world. as the world got older they came to see that it was happening and they wanted to make it global. it did start everywhere but the US made it very known to the world.
The discovery of America merely gave globalization a boost after trading along the silk road and such other routes had already been taking place. America provided free trade, and a free land that was a melting pot of cultures merely taking globalization to a new place.
Josh D.
I don't think that globalization begun with the discovery of America. Ever since humanity began, people have been striving to be the best. The people who weren't on top were constantly striving to become the number one nation, which is a simple definition of globalization. The only reason why globalization is currently the "same" as americanization, is because America is the top nation.
No globalization did not begin with the discovery of amercia because globalization was happening when Europe, Africa, and Asia were trading with each other. America was discovered because Christopher Columbus was trying to find an easier way to Asia so they could trade easier (globalization)
Globalization developed even more with the discovery of America. The Indians didn't know how to trade as well as the Europeans and they made America another country to trade with.
Brandon L.
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