WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Besides helping people obtain goods from far away, why was trading important?
A
It led to people making stone, rather than metal, tools.
B
It forced people to move from the cities to rural areas.
C
It helped spread ideas across a broad area.
D
It led to a decrease in population.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trade is critical to America’s prosperity-fueling economic growth, supporting good jobs at home, raising living standards and helping Americans provide for their families with affordable goods and services.

Detailed explanation-2: -It provides consumers with a variety of options and increases competition so that businesses must produce cost-efficient and high-quality goods, benefiting these consumers. Nations also benefit through international trade, focusing on producing the goods they have a comparative advantage in.

Detailed explanation-3: -In addition to new products, ideas and knowledge were exchanged. In this way, trade brought cultural changes to both East and West. One of the most important examples of cultural diffusion was the introduction of Buddhism to China.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trade is an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty and increases economic opportunity. The World Bank Group helps its client countries improve their access to developed country markets and enhance their participation in the world economy.

Detailed explanation-5: -With the increased contact between cultures caused by trade, so too ideas and cultural practices spread, particularly in the areas of language, religion, and art. International trade led to the establishment of trade emporiums which in turn often developed into colonies.

Detailed explanation-6: -The trade routes served principally to transfer raw materials, foodstuffs, and luxury goods from areas with surpluses to others where they were in short supply.

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