Questions Refer to the Image Below

question 21

Multiple Choice

Questions refer to the image below. Mughal Emperor Akbar, attended by a multiethnic group of scholars, accepts the Book of Akbar (Akbarnama) from Abu'l-Fazl, one of the Disciples of Din-i-Ilahi, the Divine Faith
(a syncretic religion) .
-The interactions depicted in the painting above are best understood in the context of which of the following?

• A) The diffusion of patriarchy along the Silk Road
• B) The development of Afro-Eurasian trade networks
• C) The spread and transformation of religion within trade networks
• D) Increasing government regulation of Indian Ocean trade

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