This unit covers the first age of globalization, the 1500s. During this time we see the expansion of global trade empires, the Age of Discovery, and the rise of Europe as a commercial power. We explore these changes through an economic lens, which we will return to when discussing the Industrial Revolution and the new era of globalization.

Questions:

How are the 1500s more a story of economic serendipity than a linear progression towards some goal?

Why are some Empires success while others ultimately fail?

How do countries or nations or peoples become rich? What is wealth?

BFU: Global Empires

Test: GLOBAL EMPIRES

BFU: Age of discovery:

Test: Age of discovery