1. Some historians believe that economic and social globalization can be traced to 320
BCE, with the establishment of the Maurya Empire in India. The Maurya Empire was
among the first societies to develop international commerce, having established trade
with Asia and Europe. During the second century BCE, natives of present-day China
established the Silk Road, a trade route that ran through China, Egypt, Persia, India
and Rome. The Silk Road was a multilateral project, with each nation contributing to
the protection of trade routes and the establishment of trade protocols. Eventually,
religious organizations from Asia, India, Mesopotamia and Europe established
communities and worship sites in foreign nations. Environmental globalization was
initiated through the exchange of crops and livestock. By the tenth century CE, nearly
all imperial societies were involved in international trade, and the exchange of religion,
philosophy and biological organisms accompanied economic links. Some historians
believe that economic and social globalization can be traced to 320 BCE, with the
establishment of the Maurya Empire in India. The Maurya Empire was among the first
societies to develop international commerce, having established trade with Asia and
Europe. During the second century BCE, natives of present-day China established the
Silk Road, a trade route that ran through China, Egypt, Persia, India and Rome. The
Silk Road was a multilateral project, with each nation contributing to the protection of
trade routes and the establishment of trade protocols. Eventually, religious
organizations from Asia, India, Mesopotamia and Europe established communities and
worship sites in foreign nations. Environmental globalization was initiated through the
exchange of crops and livestock. By the tenth century CE, nearly all imperial societies
were involved in international trade, and the exchange of religion, philosophy and
biological organisms accompanied economic links.