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Class 10 · Social Science
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Chapter 3: History: The Making of a Global World

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About Chapter 3 (History: The Making of a Global World)

Chapter 3 (History: The Making of a Global World) is chapter 3 of 22 in the new edition of NCERT Class 10 Social Science, a textbook for Class 10 students at the Secondary stage. This is the new edition, the textbook brought out under the NEP 2020 / NCF-SE 2023 syllabus rollout.

In the book it comes after Chapter 2 (History: Nationalism in India) and before Chapter 4 (History: The Age of Industrialisation), so it helps to be comfortable with the earlier chapters before starting it.

What you will find on NCERT Archive

NCERT Archive is our dedicated site for NCERT textbooks and solutions, Class 1 to 12. The page for Chapter 3 (History: The Making of a Global World) there lets you read the chapter and open its textbook PDF, and it links straight to the solutions for the same chapter. Use the buttons above to go to it.

How to study History: The Making of a Global World

  • Read the chapter heading by heading and write a one-line summary of each section.
  • Make a timeline, a map or a table for the key events, places and terms.
  • Answer the end-of-chapter questions in your own words, then compare them with the NCERT answers.
  • Revise the keywords and definitions regularly so they are easy to recall in exams.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which book is Chapter 3 (History: The Making of a Global World) of Class 10 Social Science from?

It is from the new edition of NCERT Class 10 Social Science. The book has 22 chapters, and this is chapter 3.

Where can I read Chapter 3 (History: The Making of a Global World) of Class 10 Social Science?

On NCERT Archive. Press the "Open Chapter 3" button on this page and you will land on the chapter page there, where you can read it and open its textbook PDF.

Is this the new edition or the old edition?

This page is for the new edition. If your school still uses the earlier textbook, use the Old Edition switch at the top of the page.

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