Because Ottoman Turks were protective of their territory, A. Europeans set out to find new trade routes. B. Europeans stopped trading with Asia.

C. China stopped producing fancy silks, teas D. Marco Polo returned to Italy after visiting

and spices.

China.

Ascientist performs an experiment where she measures the mass of a piece of metal, pours acid onto the metal, washes the metal, and then re-measures the mass of the metal. the scientist repeats the experiment several times, each time increasing the amount of acid used. the dependent variable in the experiment is the: initial mass of the metal final mass of the metal amount of acid used washing the metal