Use the map below to answer the following question: A map, titled The Silk Road A. D. 400 to 1500. The map shows the Silk Road, other land trade routes, sea trade routes, and trade centers. The map also highlights important bodies of water, such as the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road is shown stretching eastward from Babylon through Persia and then to various Central Asian trade centers: Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kashgar, Khotan. The Silk Road continues east into the Chinese trade centers of Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian, and finally Luoyang. Other land trade routes branch south of the Silk Road through India and China. Various sea routes extend along the coastal areas.

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What conclusion can be drawn about merchants near Tamluk? (1 point)

a
They would save money and effort if they traded by sea.

b
They would save money and effort if they traded by land.

c
They could choose whether to transport goods by land or sea.

d
They did not have many opportunities to trade their goods.

Which best describes why web dubois and booker t. washington's approaches to and strategies towards civil rights were so different? a.washington faced minimal and mild discrimination as he was raised in a prominent family in the north. dubois faced harsh discrimination, restrictions from jim crow laws, while growing up in the post-reconstructed south. b.dubois was fortunate enough to have parents who were well involved in politics, rising from smaller government positions to higher federal positions, while washington was raised by uneducated and politically excluded slave parents. c.washington was unwilling to speak out publicly, which restricted the audience he reached, thus the support he gained, while dubois spoke eloquently to small and large audiences, thus able to gain more personal and monetary support. d.dubois was born in the north, earned his doctorate from harvard, after having scholarships from other prestigious institutions, while washington was born a southern slave, and his determination allowed him to gain education and respect as a leader.