The world before 1500 consisted of regional networks without global views.

Evidence

For thousands of years objects had travelled huge distances over land and sea. … In spite of these connections, the world before 1500 was essentially still a series of networks. … Nobody could take a global view because nobody had ever travelled round the world. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1098

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1098
• XREF: connects to: Most of human history was lived in small worlds lacking anonymity — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 39

Broader Connections

• Most of human history was lived in small worlds lacking anonymity #expands (0.82) — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 39