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 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. Traders had to stop at oases across the deserts and spread religious and cultural ideas. Traders had to stop in ports and spread Christianity throughout Africa.

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The correct answer would be: Traders had to stop in ports and often traded religious and cultural ideas.

This response accurately reflects the interactions facilitated by the geography of the Indian Ocean trade routes, where coastal ports served as hubs for commerce, allowing for the exchange of goods as well as cultural and religious ideas among diverse groups.