Question

Which of the following correctly analyzes how the cartaz system represented a departure from previous patterns of trade?(1 point)
Responses

The cartaz system made few long-lasting or impactful changes.
The cartaz system made few long-lasting or impactful changes.

Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.
Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.

Muslim and Venetian traders gained power as people bought cartazes from them.
Muslim and Venetian traders gained power as people bought cartazes from them.

Portuguese, Muslim, and Venetian traders formed an alliance to share ports and profits using the cartaz system.

Answer 1

Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.

Explanation: The cartaz was a Portuguese naval pass that required ships to buy a license to trade, enforced by armed patrols and fortified ports. This represented a new, European-enforced attempt to monopolize and regulate oceanic trade, a departure from the earlier relatively open, networked Indian Ocean commerce.