Factors That Interconnected The World From 1600 To 1850

Throughout 1600 CE to 1850 CE there were many important aspects that interconnected the world in both positive and negative ways. In chapter 13 two of them stood out to me the most. The first one that stood out to me would be Global Commerce. The reason for this being one of the instances that interconnected the world is because this alone helped countries interact with each other to gain resources from trade that they did not have an abundance of. Global commerce allowed for countries that had an abundance of one resource to trade with other countries that were abundant in another resource so both countries could thrive. Though this did interconnect countries, it had its downfalls as well. Some products would become so important that if some weren't available, it could disrupt economic and political systems (p.478). This all together allowed for the world to become interested in other countries that had valuable goods for other countries therefore causing them to trade with each other, but some would thrive while others went bankrupt.

The other topic that stuck out to me as being important in interconnecting the world would be the slave trade. Though both examples I give are not technically positive, they did interrelate the world together. As the slave trade began to …show more content…
605). This rebellion was started by Hong Xiuquan and his dream of establishing a heavenly family and a society of God worshipers. He also allowed for women to be apart of the military and in the bureaucracy which was very uncommon before. Hong had a great following but was a concern for Qing ruler so they arrested him. Many others helped Hong and his rebellion but the rebellion had to stop and this caused the lives of thousands. Though it stopped, it did not stop inspiring people, Hong helped people come to Christianity and today it is still a wide spreading religion that is