Historical Global Interactions and Economic Systems Quiz

Explore international trade through questions on explorers, treaties, economic theories, and ancient trade routes.

#1

Which explorer is credited with discovering the sea route from Europe to India?

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Vasco da Gama
Marco Polo
#2

Which economic system is characterized by private ownership of the means of production and market-based allocation of resources?

Socialism
Communism
Capitalism
Feudalism
#3

Who wrote 'The Wealth of Nations,' a seminal work in the field of economics?

Adam Smith
Karl Marx
John Maynard Keynes
Milton Friedman
#4

Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of writing, leading to the first written records of economic transactions?

Mesopotamia
Egypt
Greece
China
#5

Which European power controlled much of the trade with Asia during the Age of Exploration?

Spain
Portugal
England
France
#6

The Treaty of Nanking, signed in 1842, ended which conflict?

Opium Wars
World War I
Boxer Rebellion
Spanish-American War
#7

Which ancient civilization developed the concept of coinage as a form of currency?

Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia
#8

The Silk Road facilitated trade between which regions?

Europe and Africa
Europe and Asia
Asia and the Americas
Africa and Asia
#9

Which empire controlled much of Southeast Asia and traded extensively with China during the 14th century?

Ottoman Empire
Mongol Empire
Mughal Empire
Majapahit Empire
#10

The Columbian Exchange primarily involved the exchange of goods between which two regions?

Europe and Asia
Europe and the Americas
Asia and Africa
North America and South America
#11

The Opium Wars of the 19th century were fought primarily between which two countries?

China and Britain
China and France
China and Russia
China and Japan
#12

Which trading company controlled much of the trade between Europe and Asia during the 17th and 18th centuries?

Dutch East India Company
British East India Company
French East India Company
Portuguese East India Company
#13

Which European country was the first to establish direct trade routes with India and Asia?

Portugal
Spain
England
France
#14

Which European power controlled much of Africa through the use of colonies and protectorates during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

Britain
France
Germany
Italy
#15

Which treaty formally ended World War I and imposed heavy penalties on Germany?

Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of Paris
#16

Who proposed the theory of comparative advantage, which explains how countries benefit from trade by specializing in the production of goods in which they have a lower opportunity cost?

David Ricardo
John Stuart Mill
Thomas Malthus
Jean-Baptiste Say
#17

The Gold Standard was a monetary system where the value of a country's currency was directly linked to what?

The price of gold
The country's GDP
The stock market index
The value of exports
#18

Which trade network connected China with the Mediterranean world and facilitated cultural exchange during ancient times?

Silk Road
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Indian Ocean Trade Network
Grand Canal
#19

Which economic theory, developed by John Maynard Keynes, advocates for government intervention in the economy to manage aggregate demand?

Classical economics
Keynesian economics
Monetarism
Austrian economics

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