Going Global

1. At the very beginning of building civilizations, what were the first extensive trade routes made of?

• The first extensive trade routes were up and down the great rivers.

• The first extensive trade routes were back and forth between caves that cavemen lived in.

• The first extensive trade routes were up and down Africa because that's where the first people lived.

• The first extensive trade routes were between shipping ports on the Mediterranean Sea.

By the 1st century CE, what were two things that linked and created trade between East Asia and Western Europe?

1) Pirates

2)Mediterranean Maritime (shipping) Trades

3) Marriage between royal families

4) The Silk Road

• Answers one and two

• Answers two and three

• Answers three and four

• Answers 1 and 3

• Answers 2 and 4

The great Age of Exploration, lasting from the 15th century to the late 17th century, would see a further expansion of trade due to what?

• The contraction of new diseases shared by people from other countries

• The discovery of new peoples and cultures, and the establishment of colonies.

• War between countries

• Alliances between countries

In the 21st century, global unions, such as the European Union (EU), the Commonwealth, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), regulate their member countries, to ensure what? (Click on all answers that are correct. Hint: there's more than one correct answer)

• Fair trade agreements

• fair competition between businesses

• guard against monopolies taking over

• education for all

1. In 1989, a British engineer and computer scientist, Tim Berners-Lee, developed a network of interlinked information. What was this invention called?

• The Television (TV)

• The Computer

• Satellites

• World Wide Web (or commonly known as the internet)

1. How did the internet revolutionise business on a global scale?

• The internet allowed people to make phone calls which before they could not do.

• The internet allowed people to browse and order products online without ever having to leave our homes – supplied by companies that could be located at the other side of the world.

• The internet allowed people could travel to see and meet the people they are selling and buying things from.

• Business became more difficult because there were too many options on the internet.

What is the difference between needs and wants?

• Needs are the things that we must have in order to live. Wants are the other things we would like to have, to make us more comfortable or to make us feel happier.

• Needs are things that we must have but wants are things that we cannot live without.

• Needs are things that you will die without. Wants are things that you might die if you don't have it but you probably won't die without it.

• You need something when you really want it.

1. Which of the following is NOT something you need:

• food

• computer

• water

• shelter

Define: Imports

• Goods and services that a country produces and sells to another country.

• Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

Define: Exports

• Goods and services that a country buys from another country.

• Goods that a country produces and sells to another country.