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Antiquity: trade routes between Asia and the Mediterranean, campaigns of conquest Silk Road Middle Ages: peaceful trade relations with other states
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Early stages (up to 1500)
German Hanseatic League
16th century
Northwest European trading companies Globally active networks
18th century
Colonization Global silver trading network
17th century
Mercantilism Boston Tea Party
Global European dominance First multinationals Industrialization
20th century
19th century Great Depression (1929) Bretton Woods monetary system Founding of GATT/WTO (1947) Outsourcing and offshoring
Digitalization/World Wide Web Financial crisis (2007–2008) COVID-19 pandemic Climate crisis
21st century/ today
