Which of the following best describes how trade along the Indian Ocean changed between the postclassical period and the Age of Exploration?
A. An increase in the strength of monsoon winds led to an explosion
of trade between Europe and Asia.
B. The value of Indian Ocean trade fell as merchants began to prefer
luxury goods from the Americas.
C. Dominance over Indian Ocean trade transitioned from Arab
Muslims to Western Europeans.
D. Merchant activity in the Indian Ocean declined as powerful East
Asian empires closed trade routes.