全球化是一个历史过程,它不仅是一个当代现象,而且在前现代时期就已经有了全球化的早期形态。早期全球化进程大致可以分为文明核心区出现时期、区域文明整合时期和区际交流时期等三个阶段。推动早期全球化的动力主要包括战争、宗教和贸易三种因素。全球化的早期历史形态具有很强的独特性,它对当时和后来世界历史产生了巨大影响。

Globalization is a historical process. It is not only a contemporary phenomenon, but also has a historical origin. Early globalization's developmental process can be divided into three stages. Wars, religions and trade were the forces that promoted the early globalization. Early globalization had its peculiar traits and had a huge influence on the late world history.