The German historical economist and sociologist Andre Gunder Frank argues that a form of globalization began with the rise of trade links between Sumer and the Indus Valley Civilization in the third millennium BCE.
Ekonom dan sosiolog historis Jerman Andre Gunder Frank berpendapat bahwa globalisasi diawali oleh munculnya hubungan dagang antara Sumer dan Peradaban Lembah Indus pada milenium ketiga SM.