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Social Science · 2024 · 3 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q25
How was the 'Silk Route' an example of vibrant pre-modern trade ? Explain.How did food promote long-distance cultural contacts in the pre-modern world ? Explain.
How was the 'Silk Route' an example of vibrant pre-modern trade ? Explain.
How did food promote long-distance cultural contacts in the pre-modern world ? Explain.
Marking-scheme solution
(i) There were several silk routes over land and sea, knitting together vast regions of Asia with Europe and Northern Africa.
(ii) West bound Chinese silk cargoes passed through these routes.
(iii)Chinese pottery, textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia travelled the silk routes.
(iv)In return, Precious metals-gold and silver-flowed from Europe to Asia.
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(b) How did food promote long distance cultural contacts in the pre- modern world? Explain.
(i) Traders and travelers introduced new foods/crops to the lands they travelled.
(ii) Noodles travelled from China to western countries to become spaghetti. Arab traders took pasta to Sicily (now parts of Italy)
(iv) Potatoes, tomatoes, soya, groundnuts, maize, chillies, sweet potatoes etc. were introduced in Europe and Asia after discovery of the Americas.
(v) Many of our common foods came from America’s original inhabitants-the American Indians.
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