The Globalization of the Year 1000: Interview with Professor Valerie Hansen

<p>Around the year 1000, merchants, explorers, and missionaries linked the world together from Newfoundland to China. Trade goods, people, and above all ideas flowed across a rich assortment of routes, connecting previously distant places into a single unit. This was the first instance of what we can call globalization, according to Professor Valerie Hansen of Yale, who wrote a compelling new book on the topic: <em>The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization Began. </em></p><p>Get Professor Hansen's book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Year-1000-Explorers-World-Globalization-ebook/dp/B07THD2SJJ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=the+year+1000&amp;qid=1591899693&amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><strong>Listen ad-free on Wondery+&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://wondery.com/plus-members/?podcast=tides-of-history" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p>Support us by supporting our sponsors!</p><p><strong>SimpliSafe</strong> - When you go to <a href="http://simplisafe.com/tides" target="_blank">simplisafe.com/tides</a> you'll get FREE shipping and 60 day money back guarantee.</p><p><strong>Great Courses Plus</strong> - Get a FREE month of unlimited access to the entire library at <a href="http://thegreatcoursesplus.com/tides" target="_blank">thegreatcoursesplus.com/tides</a>.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>