This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > History > Class 12 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 History Chapter 3 The Making Of A Global World Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did travellers and traders carry with them across vast distances in ancient times? A) Only goods and money. B) Goods, money, values, skills, ideas, and even germs. C) Only religious artifacts. D) Only technological inventions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goods, money, values, skills, ideas, and even germs. 2. What religious groups are known to have traveled the silk routes? A) Buddhists and Hindus. B) Christians and Muslims. C) Buddhists and Jews. D) Hindus and Zoroastrians. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Christians and Muslims. 3. What is a notable historical event involving Buddhism and the silk routes? A) The expansion of Islam through the routes. B) The emergence of Buddhism in Europe. C) Buddhism spreading from eastern India along the routes. D) The spread of Christianity along the routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buddhism spreading from eastern India along the routes. 4. Why is it important to understand the phases of global interconnectedness? A) To predict future economic trends. B) To comprehend the current global world. C) To trace the origins of capitalism. D) To explain technological advancements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To comprehend the current global world. 5. What did Chinese pottery and textiles do along the silk routes? A) They were unrelated to trade networks. B) They traveled alongside Chinese silk. C) They followed the routes in secret. D) They remained confined to their home regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They traveled alongside Chinese silk. 6. Who said that smallpox signalled God's blessing for the colonists:' ..... the natives ..... were neere (near) all dead of small Poxe (pox), so as the Lord hathe (had) cleared our title to what we possess" A) John Winthorp, the first governor of the Massachusetts. B) Christopher Columbus. C) Michael Fitzgerald. D) Alfred Crosby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John Winthorp, the first governor of the Massachusetts. 7. What is an example of the long-distance spread of germs mentioned in the text? A) Seventh-century trade routes. B) Fifth-century trade routes. C) Twentieth-century trade routes. D) Thirteenth-century trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thirteenth-century trade routes. 8. Which war is known as ' Modern Industrial War'? A) First World War. B) Second World War. C) Third World War. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First World War. 9. What were cowries used as in ancient trade networks? A) A mode of transportation. B) A type of food. C) A form of currency. D) A form of jewelry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A form of currency. 10. What do the silk routes exemplify? A) Modern transportation networks. B) Trade and cultural links in the pre-modern world. C) Medieval warfare and conquests. D) Ancient agricultural practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trade and cultural links in the pre-modern world. 11. When did the Great Depression set in? A) 1932. B) 1929-30. C) 1931. D) 1928. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1929-30. 12. People livelihood and local economy of which one of the following was badly affected by the disease named Rinderpest. A) Europe. B) South America. C) Africa. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Africa. 13. What is one early example of active coastal trade mentioned in the text? A) Trade between Europe and Asia. B) Trade between India and Africa. C) Trade between China and West Asia. D) Trade between Africa and the Americas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trade between China and West Asia. 14. The World Bank was set up to A) Help third world countries. B) Finance post war construction. C) Finance rehabilitation of refugees. D) Finance industrial development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finance post war construction. 15. Which of the following is the direct effect of Great Depression on Indian Trade? A) Peasants and farmers suffered. B) Indian exports and imports nearly halved between 1928-1934. C) Peasants' indebtedness increased. D) Led to widespread unrest in rural India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian exports and imports nearly halved between 1928-1934. 16. What precious metals flowed from Europe to Asia through the silk routes? A) Platinum and palladium. B) Gold and silver. C) Copper and bronze. D) Iron and steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold and silver. 17. What aspect of history does the term 'globalisation' often refer to? A) The last 50 years of technological advancements. B) The past century of political changes. C) The long history of trade, migration, and interconnectedness. D) The recent surge in religious movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The long history of trade, migration, and interconnectedness. 18. What has been a consistent theme throughout history regarding human societies? A) They have experienced only economic interactions. B) They have avoided cross-cultural exchanges. C) They have become progressively isolated. D) They have been interlinked through various means. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They have been interlinked through various means. 19. Which of the following places was an important destination for indentured migrants? A) Florida. B) Melbourne. C) Carribbean island. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carribbean island. 20. How were trade and cultural exchange interconnected along the silk routes? A) They were completely separate processes. B) Trade and cultural exchange never occurred simultaneously. C) They were unrelated phenomena. D) They went hand in hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They went hand in hand. Related QuizzesArt Humanities QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 History Chapter 1 The Rise Of Nationalism In Europe QuizClass 12 History Chapter 10 The Cold War Era QuizClass 12 History Chapter 2 Nationalism In India QuizClass 12 History Chapter 4 The Age Of Industrialisation QuizClass 12 History Chapter 5 Print Culture And The Modern World QuizClass 12 History Chapter 6 The First World War QuizClass 12 History Chapter 7 The Interwar Years QuizClass 12 History Chapter 8 The Second World War Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books