Which of the following best explains the relative significance of the trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade routes? (1 point)
Trans-Saharan trade was more significant because it had more valuable resources such as salt, gold, and ivory.
The Indian Ocean basin was more significant because it connected the Middle East and parts of Africa with Asia, specifically China, and it had important go
The routes were equally significant each in its own way as they both contributed to significant cultural developments along the routes, and worth canno goods that were traded.
Neither of them was significant because both were limited in whom they could reach
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The Indian Ocean basin was more significant because it connected the Middle East and parts of Africa with Asia, specifically China, and it had important goods that were traded.