The Ottoman empire had taxes and restriction on trade in its own territory that influenced and encouraged Europeans to seek new trade routes to other countries like India and China or any other countries in East Asia that is how the ottoman empire influenced the Europeans to explore during those centuries.
The correct answer is West Africa
The rice plantations were labor intensive and the farm holders relied on slave labor. The slaves working on the farms came from West Africa and were transported through the Atlantic. They comprised those captured in battle or sold as punishment
Finally I found the answer
An Inscribed Stone And It Was Also Called The Mesha Stele
