• Trade did not lead to significant cultural change in Southeast Asia during this period.
Trade led to the creation of merchant communities, which caused the diffusion of religious practices from Arabia to Southeast Asia.
• Trade led to increasing connections between Arabia and Southeast Asia, leading to acculturation.
Trade led to Arab merchants establishing themselves in Southeast Asian communities and largely assimilating to existing religions, while spreading other cultural practices to the region.
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The option that best analyzes how trade contributed to cultural change in Southeast Asia in the Medieval era is:
Trade led to increasing connections between Arabia and Southeast Asia, leading to acculturation.
This option effectively encapsulates the idea that trade facilitated not just the movement of goods, but also ideas, beliefs, and practices, resulting in a cultural blending and transformation in the region.
