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States, religions, and trade networks shaped early global systems.

Silk Roads, Indian Ocean trade, and cultural diffusion expanded connections.

Ottoman, Mughal, Qing, and Safavid empires expanded centralized power.

Columbian Exchange, mercantilism, and Atlantic slavery systems developed.

Industrial Revolution, nationalism, and imperialism reshaped the world.

World Wars, total war, fascism, communism, and global instability.

U.S. vs USSR ideological conflict, proxy wars, and nuclear tension.

Colonies gain independence, apartheid ends, and new nations form.

Technology, internet, climate change, and global interconnectedness.