The correct answer is D. It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations. The ortaq system was a partnership between Mongol rulers and foreign traders, allowing for mutual benefits in trade, including protection from robbers and other traders.
What did the ortaq system do for traders?
A. It was a tax merchants had to pay to trade in Mongol territory
B. It employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods
C. It took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire
D. It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations
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