SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What item was traded by the Chinese?
A
silk
B
tea
C
porcelain
D
all of these items
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -China exported tea, silk, porcelain, ornate bronze mirrors, lacquerware, medicines, and paper. In return, China received many kinds of products ranging from precious metals to horses, weapons, woolen goods, glassware, gold and silver, and precious stones and jewels.

Detailed explanation-2: -China trade refers to trade with China which the British carried out from India. We may here refer to the triangular trade which was the trade carried out between India, China and the Britain. The trade involved exporting opium from India to China . And from China, it involved buying tea which was taken to England.

Detailed explanation-3: -The silk-for-horse trade was one of the most important and long-lasting exchanges on the Silk Road. Chinese merchants and officials traded bolts of silk for well-bred horses from the Mongolian steppes and Tibetan plateau.

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