Which of the following correctly analyzes how the cartaz system represented a departure from previous patterns of trade?(1 point)

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Portuguese, Muslim, and Venetian traders formed an alliance to share ports and profits using the cartaz system.
Portuguese, Muslim, and Venetian traders formed an alliance to share ports and profits using the cartaz system.

Muslim and Venetian traders gained power as people bought cartazes from them.
Muslim and Venetian traders gained power as people bought cartazes from them.

Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.
Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.

The cartaz system made few long-lasting or impactful changes.

Answer 1

The statement that best analyzes how the cartaz system represented a departure from previous patterns of trade is:

Portuguese ports now had exclusive control of Indian Ocean trade.

The cartaz system was a permitting system established by the Portuguese that required foreign traders to obtain a pass (cartaz) in order to trade in the Indian Ocean. This system allowed the Portuguese to establish a level of control over maritime trade routes and represented a shift from earlier, more fragmented trade practices where multiple powers engaged in trade without such a formalized regulatory structure.