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The Making of a Global World — Syllabus

CBSE · Class 10 · Social Science

What The Making of a Global World covers in CBSE Class 10 Social Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session. Topics include The Pre-modern World.

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4 Topics · CBSE Class 10 Social Science · 2026-27

Topics in The Making of a Global World

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1. The Pre-modern World

  • Human societies have been linked for a very long time through trade, travel, migration, and the movement of ideas and diseases.
  • As early as 3000 BCE, coastal trade linked the Indus valley civilisations with West Asia.
  • Cowries from the Maldives were used as currency and moved across long distances to China and East Africa.
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2. Nineteenth-Century World Economy

  • The nineteenth century saw three major international flows: trade, labour, and capital.
  • Flow of trade means movement of goods across countries.
  • Flow of labour means migration of people in search of employment.
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3. India, Colonialism, and Trade Patterns

  • Under colonialism, India was pushed into exporting raw materials and importing manufactured goods.
  • The share of cotton textiles in India’s exports fell from 30% in 1800 to 15% in 1815 and below 3% in the 1870s.
  • The share of raw cotton exports rose from 5% to 35% between 1812 and 1871.
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4. War, Depression, and Economic Crisis

  • The First World War lasted from 1914 to 1918.
  • The war was fought between the Allies and the Central Powers.
  • The Allies were Britain, France, Russia, and later the US.

Key Concepts

Central concept: The gradual creation of a globally connected world through trade, migration, disease, conquest, colonialism, labour movement, war, and post-war economic systems

Pre-modern worldFood travel and crop exchangeConquest, disease, and empireNineteenth-century world economyIndentured labour migrationIndian entrepreneurs and tradeFirst World WarMass production and consumer boom

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What are the important topics in The Making of a Global World for CBSE Class 10 Social Science?
Key topics in The Making of a Global World include The Pre-modern World, Nineteenth-Century World Economy, India, Colonialism, and Trade Patterns, War, Depression, and Economic Crisis. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the CBSE Class 10 board exam.
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