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SAT Subject Test
When the Portuguese sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and entered the Indian Ocean in the late fifteenth century, they found
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numerous ports under the control of merchants from Genoa.
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No
colonial domination of ports and sea lanes by the navy of the Ottoman Empire.
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No
a region where sea trade had not yet developed.
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No
a region defended and patrolled by fleets of the Chinese navy.
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No
a network of long distance trade routes dominated by Muslim merchants.
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Yes
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Trade was flourishing in the Indian Ocean in the late fifteenth century. Muslim traders had controlled the rich spice trade of the region for centuries, having established a network of long-distance trade routes.
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hard