What happened when maria told the trader the black pottery was “special”?
a.
she was able to charge more and demand increased.
b.
people realized that the pottery was just a mistake.
c.
demand dropped off as it was too expensive.
d.
people thought it was not very attractive.

a.She was able to charge more and demand increased.

Explanation:

As black pottery was something that wasn´t seen very often, once Maria told the trader that it was special and rare, so then Maria was able to charge more for the black pottery and the demand for the black pottery increased because it became a rare item and an special item we could call it luxury item, so they were able to charge more because it was a rare and luxury item.

the answer is a. for apex ur welcome

assuming that by westerners you mean americans. that they were mean and controlling and abusive to its peasants.

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