What Happened as Trade Expanded Following Alexander the Great's Conquests

question 35

Multiple Choice

What happened as trade expanded following Alexander the Great's conquests?

• A) Traders traveled across the entire Silk Road to sell their products in distant lands.
• B) The effectiveness of new land routes inhibited the development of maritime commerce.
• C) The early culture/societies of Egypt and Mesopotamia lost their preeminence as sources of innovation and knowledge.
• D) Southeast Asia, especially the islands of Indonesia, remained disconnected from the trade networks linking Afro-Eurasia.

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