How did the age of exploration impact trading trends in the indian ocean that
had started during the postclassical era?
a. it allowed european traders to seize control of indian ocean trade
from muslim merchants.
o
b. it encouraged indian empires to stop trading with increasingly
powerful european kingdoms.
o
c. it weakened the ottoman empire making land-based trade more
valuable than indian ocean trade.
o
d. it ended the flow of cheap chinese products into europe following
the commercial revolution.

b

Explanation:

Muslim merchants from the Arabian Peninsula controlled Indian Ocean trade.

Explanation:

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.