Welcome to your Making of the Global World (Quiz)
1. What was a significant consequence of the European conquest of America in terms of population?
2. Which precious metal, extracted from mines in present-day Peru and Mexico, significantly enhanced Europe's wealth and financed its trade with Asia?
3. What was the legendary city of gold that expeditions in the seventeenth century Europe set out to find in South America?
4. The potato famine in the mid-1840s primarily affected which country, resulting in the death of hundreds of thousands of peasants?
5. Which factor led to the westward shift in world trade during the 18th century?
6. Read the following reasons of migration of people from Europe to America till the 19th century and choose the correct option: I. Poverty and hunger II. Slaves for sale III. Wide spread of diseases IV. Religious conflicts and persecution
7. What commodity was primarily grown by slaves in America for European markets by the 18th century?
8. Which crop became the staple diet for most of the poor in Ireland?
9. Which of the following continents was discovered by Christopher Columbus, leading to the introduction of new foods in Europe and Asia?
10. The Silk Routes are significant for their role in:
11. What enhanced Europe’s wealth And financed its trade with Asia?
12. Who took pasta to Sicily in fifth century?
13. Which groups are identified as having travelled along the Silk Routes to Asia?
14. What form of currency was used in coastal trade as early as 3000 BCE?
15. What were the precious metals from present-day Peru and Mexico that enhanced Europe’s wealth?
16. The most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors was
17. Which crop created a difference between life and death in Europe?
18. What major shift in trade occurred by the 18th century, making Europe the center of world trade?
19. Which of the following food items is believed to have traveled from China and later became known as spaghetti in the West?
20. Foods such as maize, tomatoes, and groundnuts were first grown by which group of people?
21. Which two countries were among the world's richest and preeminent in Asian trade until the 18th century?
22. Why did the indigenous people of America suffer from diseases such as smallpox when Europeans arrived?
23. According to some beliefs, who might have introduced pasta to Sicily in the fifth century?
24. The author of 'Book of Marvels' is
25. Which region was central to the bustling trade network across the Indian Ocean before the European entry?
26. The historical processes contributing to the making of the global world include all of the following EXCEPT:
27. What was a significant factor in Europe’s wealth that helped finance its trade with Asia?
28. Which of the following crops were introduced in Europe and Asia after the discovery of the Americas?
29. What was the most powerful weapon of the Spanish conquerors in America?
30. Which of the following was a significant cultural outcome of trade along the Silk Routes?
