Muslim merchants dominated the West African gold and salt trade well into the 15th Century until
A) trade with the New World replaced the earlier trans-Sahara trade routes.
B) the Ottoman Empire conquered the previous Arab states in Northeastern Africa.
C) the center of Mediterranean trade shifted from Alexandria, Egypt to Venice in Italy.
D) Portuguese sailors began to make use of the new technologies encouraged by Prince Henry.

john smith was the first englishman to sail around the world. francis bacon served as attorney general and lord chancellor of england. he took up aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry.

the alfred thayer mahan award for literary achievement is awarded each year by the navy league of the united states. the award is named for an american naval historian and theorist, rear admiral alfred thayer mahan, united states navy who, through his writing, provided stimulus and guidance to those who share in the defense of the nation. presented since 1957, "this award for literary achievement is awarded to a u.s. navy officer, u.s. marine corps officer, enlisted service member, or civilian who has made a notable literary contribution that has advanced the knowledge of the importance of sea power in the united states."[1]

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