How Did Changes in Navigation and Multiple-Masted Cargo Ships Impact

question 42

Multiple Choice

How did changes in navigation and multiple-masted cargo ships impact trade?

• A) Inland oases remained vital as transshipment points for goods to the coasts.
• B) Political authorities did not profit as much from maritime trade as they had from caravan trade.
• C) Most shipping firms were government owned.
• D) Merchants gave up using overland trade routes such as the Silk Road.

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