Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.” They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the Oba’s court . . .

What word(s) offer context clues about the meaning of the word commodities?

The Portuguese galleons, cutting out all the middlemen and able to carry much bigger cargoes, offered a totally new kind of trading opportunity. They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the Oba's court, including coral from the Mediterranean, cowry shells from the Indian Ocean to serve as money, cloth from the Far East and, from Europe itself, larger quantities of brass than had ever before reached West Africa. This was the raw material from which the Benin plaques were m

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c) The word  that offers the context clues about the meaning of the word commodities is “gold and ivory”.

Gold and ivory are the products that are used in the transactions of buying and selling. Thus they are commodities whereas the other three are not. Competitors can be individuals, people, or any organization taking part in any contest or competition. Sixteenth-century is the time period in the history of the civilization which marks some particular characteristics. Oba's court is the court of Oba.

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use of language is very important in order to write in a good way. each literary genre has its different exploitation of language and, therefore, many differences and similarities can emerge. shakespeare's work (romeo and juliet) is a sample of a drama. its language is full of dialogue to describe the beauty of first love in people; everything it's pink color. it briefly describes fictional scenes and situations. on the other hand, the calypso borealis, by john muirs, it's narrative essay: its language is full of descriptions to describe an experience, a real experience. hyperbole is not used as in drama genre. he falls in love with discovering a real place and his direct feelings.

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fiction/fantasy

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