Hopkins' four periods of globalisation, it is evident that globalisation has occurred prior to 1500, evolving over the different periods and effectively shaping each into fundamental stages of history through economic innovation. ... However this occurred on a significantly smaller scale than that of modern day globalisation, termed mini-globalisations, and many collapsed or became more insular, such as attempts made by the Chinese. ... The Revolution greatly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of theocracies and absolute monarchies, replacing them with re...

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