The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions

The Paleolithic Age, dating from 70,000 - 10,000 BCE, marks the formative period for all of human history, where small groups of humans migrated from one place to another. The Equestrian Age is the third scale-enlarging transformation described by Professor Sachs, where the horse reigns supreme in its contributions to economic development and globalization. The Ocean Age brings the birth of global capitalism, where imperial power extends across oceans and ecological zones.