CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2024: question 25(a)
Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2024, paper 32/2/1, section C, question 25(a), for 3 marks. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.
Q25(a) · 3 marks · Short answerThe Making of a Global World
How was the 'Silk Route' an example of vibrant pre-modern trade? Explain.
Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2024 board paper, set 32/2/1.
Hints
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Hint 1
Which regions did the routes connect?
Hint 2
List the goods that moved in each direction.
Step-by-step solution
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- 1 mark
The silk routes were many land and sea routes that linked vast regions of Asia with Europe and northern Africa. They show that trade was well connected even in pre-modern times.
- 1 mark
Chinese silk and pottery travelled west along them, and textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia travelled too.
- 1 mark
In return, precious metals such as gold and silver flowed from Europe to Asia. This exchange of goods shows that the trade was vibrant.
Answer: The silk routes linked Asia, Europe and Africa through a busy two-way exchange of silk, pottery, spices and precious metals.
Where the marks are
- Network of land and sea routes linking continents (1 mark)
- Goods such as silk, pottery, textiles and spices travelled (1 mark)
- Gold and silver flowed to Asia in return (1 mark)
Revise the chapter
- Chapter: The Making of a Global World (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
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