NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 4 The Making of a Global World
NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 4 The Making of a Global World NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science History Chapter 4 The Making of Global World NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social History Chapter 4 The Making of a Global World Q.1. Give two examples of different types of global exchanges which took place before the 17th century, choosing one example from Asia, and one from America. Ans. (a) Asia: The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade before the 17th century. The historians have identified several silk routes, overland and by sea, linking Asia with Europe and northern Africa. .These routes were used for trades in Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia. In return, precious metals – gold and silver – came from Europe to Asia.’ Secondly, Christian missionaries and later Muslim preachers travelled through these routes. It may be mentioned here that in ancient times, Buddhism too spread in several direc...