SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Which of the following are the states that dominated the Mediterranean trade during the sixteenth century?
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Italian city-states and the Ottoman Empire
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The Byzantine Empire and the Ottoman Empire
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Spain and Portugal
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The Hapsburg Empire and France
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The Crusader states
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The French, operating out of Marseilles, were the principal trading partners of both İzmir and the Ottoman Empire at the time. Among the other most important western European communities that did business in İzmir were the British and the Dutch.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ivory, spices, slaves, wine, weapons and many other materials were traded, and expanded the economic system of the Mediterranean Sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the Ottoman Empire expanded, it started gaining control of important trade routes. The capture of Constantinople (1453) to the Ottoman Turks was a key event. Along with their victory, they now had significant control of the Silk Road, which European countries used to trade with Asia.
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