How were interactions between people along the Indian Ocean trade route impacted by physical geography?(1 point)

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Traders had to stop in ports and spread Christianity throughout Africa.
Traders had to stop in ports and spread Christianity throughout Africa.

Traders had to stop in Mesopotamia to trade and spread several religions.
Traders had to stop in Mesopotamia to trade and spread several religions.

Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.
Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.

Traders had to stop at oases across the deserts and spread religious and cultural ideas.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.

This option accurately reflects how the geography of the Indian Ocean trade route, with its network of coastal ports, facilitated not just the exchange of goods but also the sharing of cultural and religious practices among diverse groups.