What did the ortaq system do for traders?(1 point)

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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.

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 employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods.

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The correct response is:

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

The ortaq system facilitated trade by forming partnerships between traders and Mongol merchants to ensure safety and support within the Mongol Empire.