Sebastian Munster. Map of Europe as a Queen. 1570 / Wikimedia Commons

Herman Heijenbrock. The casting of iron in blocks. Circa 1890s.The Industrial Revolution led to the mechanization of traditional crafts and culture, the equalization of technologies, and economic changes in many countries. It also was one cause of nglobalisation / Wikimedia Commons

William Simpson. Akal Bunga (Akal Takht) golden Temple. Amritsar, India, 1864 / Alamy

View of Shanghai. 1937 / Getty Images

Abraham Cresques. Marco Polo’s journey to the East along the Silk Road. Catalan Atlas, circa 1375 / Alamy