Because Mongols Controlled Access to the Silk Road After the Overthrow

question 8

Multiple Choice

Because Mongols controlled access to the Silk Road after the overthrow of the Yuan, the emperor Yongle put an emphasis on

• A)maritime trade connecting with Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
• B)overland trade through India and Arabia.
• C)trade through Buddhist monasteries.
• D)trans-Pacific exploration.
• E)none of these; trade decreased because people could not afford to travel by Silk Road and pay Mongol tariffs.

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