History of economic globalisation

When did manking cross the one billion mark? 1815

What is the name of the first settlement in the Mediterran? Catalhöyik, todays Turkey

What was the name of the road initiative that was called the belt and road initiative? Maritime silk road

What is the meaning of the dark ages in 500-1000 AD, first half of middle ages? collapse of roman civilization, Europe stopped being a prey

The newest country being converted to Buddhism? Japan

Who invented woodblock printing? China

Oldest print that has been identified (Chinese)? Diamond Sutra

Where did the Mongols failed to break through? Europe

How far did Maroco Polo, most famous of wold travellers, go? to Bejing

What was a big/innovative masterpiece of shipbuilding? the galley, the carrack

Who were the first to make trips around the Indian Ocean? Admiral Xheng He 1405-33

Where did the three trips of the Genoese go to loose catholics? new world

What form did Columbus use when travelling over the Atlantic Ocean to find routes? trial and error

Where did Vasco Da Gama sail in 1298? around Africa to India, Calicut

Who was the 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca? Hernan Cortes

What did Europeans give in exchange to Americans when travelling overseas? horses, cattle, sheep, dods, cereals, sugar

What was the dark side of columbian exchange? diseases

How did diseases come to Americans/ Indians? Europeans and Africans

What fueld inflation in Spain and then England? Silver mines

What was key of the system which supervise chinese authorities? Hong Kong

What is the other name of the Canton (3rd) river in China pearl river

What was the first dutch colony? Manhattan, New York

Between who were the triangular trade? Africa, Europe and America

What caused the collapse of the bombay stock in June 1865? the telegraph

What is gunboat diplomacy? Great power puts pressure on or try o influence a less powerful state

What is the great divergence? the shift of power from India and China to US and Europe

What was the name of the largest diamonds ever in shepards hill/ Persia? Daria-i noor diamond in Golconda

How did Europe fail to open comission with china in 1793? Europe had nothing China wanted

For what did China have a strong demand for? Opium

What exception did Japan do when the state closed its borders to outsiders? lifted ban on imported foreign books

What is an equal treaty? a treaty between two powers of different importance imposed of the superior to inferior

What led to the 2nd opium war treaty between France, England and China

What was the example of an equal traty of Kanagawa and treaty and treaty of TINTSIN? Western imperialists benefitted while giving nothing in return

What does Maji Ishin/ Meji restoration mean? enlightened government

Who was the "mother" of FTAs free trade Richard Cobden, Michel Chevalier

What seas does the 164 km long Suez canal link to? mediterranean sea and red sea

Timid recovery: 20s and 30s boom how long did it take to recover to before war levels? migration never been matched

How much did transport cost fall/drop from 1840-1910? 70%

Who invented the victorian internet- an telegraph? Samuel Moorse

How much deglobalization i global trade during the depression? 1929-1933 2/3

What is the purpose of GATT- General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade reduce trade barriers and creating a level playing field

The first wave: achievement of four Asian tigers? Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea

Trends in global trade? world trade was multiplied by a factor of 10 in 30 years

Increased segmentation of the global supply chain: intra-industry trade? US trade deficit was not as bad as it looks

In which area globalization at the end of the 20th century has surpresed the achievement of WWI? not recovered

When was Bombay stock market crash? 1865- american civil war

What is Rangaku? The study of western sciences, or knowledge- the science of the dutch about human body

First riginal conference of GATT Mafiqa boses meeting in Havana

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