Responses
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 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 took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire.
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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 providing merchants with the backing of Mongol partners, which offered protection and support in their trading activities.
