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What did the ortaq system do for traders?(1 point)
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It employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods.
It employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods.

It was a tax merchants had to pay to trade in Mongol territory.
It was a tax merchants had to pay to trade in Mongol territory.

It took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire.
It took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire.

It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations.
It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations.
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It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations.

The ortaq system facilitated trade by allowing non-Mongol traders to partner with Mongol traders, which provided security and support, thus enhancing trade across the Mongol Empire.