People, ideas and businesses ###### spread from one place ###### the world to another. ###### is called globalization. People ###### more connected and start ###### more in common. Globalization In History

Globalization ###### a long history.

For ######, Greek culture spread from ###### to the rest of ###### ancient world. This was ###### of years ago.

Many ###### later, Europeans started colonizing ###### countries. They took over ###### countries in order to ###### their goods.

Globalization sped ###### 200 years ago.]]>
###### 100 years ago, globalization ###### up even more. Goods, ###### and ideas could move ###### more easily. Some of ###### reasons were airplanes and ###### Internet.

Communication

Globalization depends on ###### ideas are spread. News ###### around the world on ###### Internet. People can read ###### same news all over ###### world.

Most people in ###### world use cellphones.]]>
Travel

Being able to ###### around the world also ###### globalization. Each year, millions ###### people move from one ###### to another. They are ###### for better jobs.

People ###### not travel just for ######. Millions of people take ###### to other countries.

Travelers ###### about new ideas, goods ###### services. They know more ###### other cultures.]]>
Popular Culture Popular culture has also ###### more globalized. People in ###### United States like listening ###### South African music. They ###### Japanese comic books. American ###### shows are popular in ######.

People also eat foods ###### different countries. At the ###### time, there are American ###### chains around the world. ###### has restaurants in more ###### 100 countries.

Economy

People all ###### the world buy from ###### companies. Many countries buy ###### from Saudi Arabia and ###### countries in the Middle ######.]]>
Globalization can ###### good effects. People are ###### to get medicines they ###### have in their country. ###### also brings poor people ###### jobs.

But not everyone ###### globalization. Some people worry ###### their own cultures will ###### lost. Everyone might start ###### hamburgers and watching Hollywood ######.]]>
But ###### people say globalization is ######. They say that workers ###### be worse off without ###### jobs. This helps poor ###### get more jobs and ###### richer.

Globalization is also ###### for rich countries. The ###### there get to buy ###### goods.]]>