The Traders of the Indian Ocean, Where Distances Were Greater

question 9

Multiple Choice

The traders of the Indian Ocean, where distances were greater and contacts less frequent,

• A)did not tend to be multilingual.
• B)rarely strayed far from the shorelines.
• C)kept strong ties to their homelands.
• D)seldom retained political ties with their homelands.
• E)None of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Choroid

A layer of the eye between the retina and the sclera, rich in blood vessels, supplying nutrients to the eye's inner parts.

Retina

The inner layer of the eye sensitive to light, where the conversion of light images to nerve signals that are sent to the brain occurs.

Ciliary Body

A ring-shaped tissue in the eye that connects the iris to the choroid, responsible for controlling the shape of the lens and producing aqueous humor.