Answer: B) Latin
Explanation:
The Roman Empire ruled the Middle East in the 4th century BC, and Latin was the officially recognized language.
Although Greek, Aramaic, Syriac and other mid-eastern languages were used, the Roman Emire as the ruling power used Latin for official business even in conquered territories.
Answer: The trading posts in both regions were intended to allow the Portuguese to control access to heavily trafficked maritime routes
Explanation:
The Portuguese trading posts established in both Africa and Asia were intended to control trade routes instead of conquering territory. First developed by Portuguese sailors, the over fifty fortified trading posts were set in pivotal locations between west Africa and east Asia where they could force merchant vessels to pay duties.
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With the development of the trans-Saharan slave trade and the economies of gold in the western Sahel, a number of the major states became organized around the slave trade, including the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, and Songhai Empire. However, other communities in West Africa largely resisted the slave trade.
The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe
