Globalization

      Yesterday in class, we talked about Globalization.  Globalization is the connection of different parts of the world.  It results in expansion of international cultural, economic, and political activities.
       One thing that globalization is known for associating with "Americanization," or the exporting of American brands and consumer goods to other countries.  American fast-food restaurants like McDonalds and KFC are now common in other countries,such as China.
       Globalization has been around for as long as civilization.  "The Silk Road was a collection of trade routes connecting the markets of Asia and Arabia, the Mediterranean, and eastern Africa," according to National Geographic Education.  They were established as early as the first century BCE.  The Silk Road is still used today.
       A man in Kenya, a Maasai tribesman talks on his iPhone...  He needs electricity, money, and WiFi, to use the cell phone. The Maasai tribe uphold many of their old traditions, including raising cattle, but they are influenced by the entire world to farm and purchase consumer goods.     
       In Singapore, there are hundreds of brightly colored shipping containers on a dock.  These versatile metal boxes can be shipped from ship to train to truck for transport all over the world.  The shipping is done in mass quantities.  "Shipping containers are a product of increased globalization as huge quantities of goods are exported and important by countries around the world."
        These are just some of many examples about globalization.