Which of the following best characterizes trade in the Indian Ocean prior to Portuguese entry?(1 point)

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Trade was dominated by Muslim, Chinese, and Venetian traders through a system of violence and colonization.
Trade was dominated by Muslim, Chinese, and Venetian traders through a system of violence and colonization.

Trade was mostly dominated by Spain, Netherlands, England, and France through a system of permits and piracy.
Trade was mostly dominated by Spain, Netherlands, England, and France through a system of permits and piracy.

Muslim, Chinese, and Venetian traders set up a system of diplomacy and financial arrangements.
Muslim, Chinese, and Venetian traders set up a system of diplomacy and financial arrangements.

Muslim traders brought Asian luxury goods to Venetian-owned ports throughout India and Southeast Asia.

Answer 1

The statement that best characterizes trade in the Indian Ocean prior to Portuguese entry is:

Muslim, Chinese, and Venetian traders set up a system of diplomacy and financial arrangements.

This reflects the nature of trade in the Indian Ocean, which involved complex networks and relations among various cultures and traders rather than the violent colonization or piracy associated with later European powers.