Globalization

"Americanization." It's a word that is often associated with globalization, because the meaning of "Americanization" means the exporting of American brands and consumer goods. What we mean when we talk about exporting American things, we not only talk about the brands and the consumer goods we sell, but how things that were established in America, are now resulting to be seen in places like China etc. The reason China is a great example of this is, is because back then China was always known for their people to be healthy consumers, that were eating fish, rice, and vegetables etc. Therefore, you would never see a McDonald's or a KFC. However, that has changed. When you go to China you are most likely to see a McDonald's or KFC somewhere in the city or town. This is quite amazing because sometimes you don't even realize that America can have that of an impact on other places, especially China. We also talked about how globalization isn't something that is new, it is actually something as old as civilization! For example, the Silk Road, which was a collection of trade routes connecting markets of Asia with Arabia, is an example of globalization. Last of all, we learned (a little) that religious faith also has a impact far beyond their areas of origin.