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Learning Outcomes
Silk Road
Oldest known international trade route
a network of pathways in the ancient world that spanned from China to
what is now the Middle East and to Europe
Not truly “global”
Age of Globalization
Global per capita GDP rose over five-fold in the second half of the
20th century
Created large Asian economies like Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong,
and Singapore
Economic globalization remains an uneven process
First world countries are often protectionists
Beneficiaries of global commerce have been mainly transnational
corporations and not governments
Conclusion
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