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What is the main focus of the chapter 'The Making of a Global World'?
What is the main focus of the chapter 'The Making of a Global World'?
- The long history of global interconnectedness (correct)
- The economic system of globalisation in the past 50 years
- The impact of globalisation on modern societies
- The movement of capital and trade in the modern world
Which of the following has been a consistent feature in the making of the global world throughout history?
Which of the following has been a consistent feature in the making of the global world throughout history?
- The long-distance spread of disease-carrying germs
- Travellers and traders moving vast distances for spiritual fulfilment (correct)
- The use of cowries as a form of currency
- The dramatic signs of global interconnectedness in modern lives
What is an example of a form of currency used in the long history of global interconnectedness?
What is an example of a form of currency used in the long history of global interconnectedness?
- Cowries from the Maldives (correct)
- Bronze coins from medieval Europe
- Silver bars from ancient China
- Gold coins from ancient Rome
When did the active coastal trade between the Indus valley civilisations and present-day West Asia take place?
When did the active coastal trade between the Indus valley civilisations and present-day West Asia take place?
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What was one of the items carried by travellers and traders contributing to the making of the global world?
What was one of the items carried by travellers and traders contributing to the making of the global world?
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