THE LIMITS OF GLOBALIZATION Nowadays one of the most commonly used terms is globalization. But what does globalization mean? Does it mean dissappearing borders, a common trade unit, no tax in trade abroad, political awareness across the world, or, in extremes, even interfering with other countrie...
The European countries had existed in a medieval state for many, many years. Although some explorers such as Marco Polo had gone on trips to places like the Orient to procure the luxuries needed by the upper classes, never had there been an exploration and expansion from the European continent as t...
The period between 1450 and 1650 is known for European exploration into other parts of the world; this era is referred to as the "Age of Discovery," the "Age of Reconnaissance," and the "Age of Expansion." The European countries who ventured into unknown territory did so for a variety of reasons wi...
Rather than innovation being the immediate cause and the social change being the effect, they should be considered more as stepping stones leading to cultural change with other aspects of the culture like geography, climate, and global happenings being taken into consideration as part of the change beyond that of the innovation itself. ...
On the 30th of May 1672 the baby who was to become "Peter the Great, Most Wise Father of the Fatherland" was born. Even at his birth the title "Great" seemed entirely appropriate for this remarkable personage measuring as he did some thirty three inches from head to toe. The occasion of his coming i...