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What is the definition of globalization?
What is the definition of globalization?
- Linking distant people economically and culturally (correct)
- Promoting the emergence of new states
- Sustaining elite privileges
- All of the above
Which typically travels further in trade: the goods being exchanged or the merchant exchanging them?
Which typically travels further in trade: the goods being exchanged or the merchant exchanging them?
- The merchant exchanging them
- The goods being exchanged (correct)
- Both travel the same distance
- It depends on the specific trade
How did trade bring about economic changes to a given society?
How did trade bring about economic changes to a given society?
- By promoting economic self-sufficiency
- By encouraging people to specialize in local production
- By discouraging trade with distant markets
- By altering consumption and shaping daily life (correct)
How did trade affect society in terms of social classes and status?
How did trade affect society in terms of social classes and status?
What was the impact of trade on Chinese merchants?
What was the impact of trade on Chinese merchants?
Which one of these is the best description of relay trade?
Which one of these is the best description of relay trade?
What was a key characteristic of relay trade on the Silk Roads?
What was a key characteristic of relay trade on the Silk Roads?
What was the purpose of passing goods down the line in relay trade?
What was the purpose of passing goods down the line in relay trade?