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"The Silk route was a… (Class 10 Social Science 2024, Q21)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2024, set 32/1/1 · 2 marks · Very short answer

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 21

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/1/1, section B, question 21, for 2 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q21 · 2 marks · Very short answerThe Making of a Global World

"The Silk route was a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world." Explain the statement with any two examples.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Think of what the name 'Silk Route' tells you about the goods carried.

Hint 2

Name two goods that moved along it and the regions they connected.

Hint 3

Besides goods, what else travelled, such as religions and ideas?

Step-by-step solution

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  1. The Silk Routes were a network of land and sea routes linking Asia with Europe and northern Africa. They existed before the Christian Era and thrived till about the fifteenth century. They show vibrant pre-modern trade.

    1 mark

  2. Goods and cultures travelled along them. Chinese silk and pottery went west, and textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia travelled the same routes. Gold and silver flowed from Europe in return. Along with these goods, ideas, religions and art spread, e.g. Buddhism spread from India to Asia, which shows the cultural links.

    1 mark

Answer: The Silk Routes carried silk, pottery, textiles, spices and precious metals, and also spread religions and ideas, linking distant regions.

Where the marks are

  • Silk Routes linked Asia, Europe and northern Africa, and existed from before the Christian Era to about the 15th century (1 mark)
  • Chinese pottery, Indian textiles and spices travelled one way, and gold and silver the other; cultural exchange such as the spread of Buddhism (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from The Making of a Global World, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2024 board paper, set 32/1/1: every question, by section.

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