Globalization from the Sixteenth century to the present.
Transnational corporations, developments in modes of transport, and advances in communication are the key drivers of globalization. Transport system refers to means used to transfer people, material and their products from one place to another. The influx in mobility of merchandised goods and persons made globalization possible as cultures and business ideas were shared and spread all over the world. This resulted to a continued integration of people.
Improvements in ways of communication made transfer of messages faster and very convenient form ancient letters to fiber optics systems that allows information to be relayed real quick from one destination to the other. The improvements
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In the mid nineteenth century, wood and sail technology paved way to steel and steam industrial technologies 3 . Towards the twentieth century there were changes that linked industrialization, military organization and innovations. The links between industrialized production and technological innovations, with changes in military organizations were the key foundations that brought development seen during the nineteenth century 4. The start and existence of globalization is quite evident, can be traced back to Hellenistic age evidenced by the trade links between Chinese and Europeans. The discovery of abundant mines in America during the sixteenth century reduced the value of silver and gold in Europe since it cost less to get the metals. 5
Territorial states and conventional maps of different class periods disclose the demarcated territories a result of globalization. Also the current fate of cultures is an evidence of the effects of globalization to people and different