Question

Which of the following best characterizes trade in the Indian Ocean prior to Portuguese entry?(1 point) Responses 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. - no response given Muslim traders brought Asian luxury goods to Venetian-owned ports throughout India and Southeast Asia. Muslim traders brought Asian luxury goods to Venetian-owned ports throughout India and Southeast Asia. - no response given 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. - incorrect Trade was mostly dominated by Spain, Netherlands, England, and France through a system of permits and piracy.

Answer 1

The best characterization of 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 response reflects the complex trade networks and the cooperative relationships among different groups of traders in the Indian Ocean before the Portuguese disrupted these systems with their own methods of trade and military power.