Why Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History

The video explores globalization's impact on collective learning, tracing human migration, cultural isolation, and the first wave of globalization. It highlights the roles of printing, potatoes, and plagues in shaping societies. Printing revolutionized knowledge dissemination, potatoes boosted agricultural productivity, and plagues had devastating effects on populations. The video emphasizes the dual nature of globalization, with both positive and negative impacts on human history.

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