Question

which of the following did the central location of the arabian peninsula affect the most? a. the spread of confucian ideas to korea and japan b. the muslim domination of trade along the indian ocean c. the start of the hundred years’ war d. the conversion of the west african kingdoms to christianity

Answer 1

The correct answer for this question is "a. the spread of confucian ideas to korea and japan." the central location of the arabian peninsula did affect the most is the spread of confucian ideas to korea and japan. This idea started with Confucius until it spread across the areas of Japan and Korea.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:
B. The Muslim domination of trade along the Indian Ocean.

Answer A is incorrect.  Confucianism spread from China into Korea and from there to reached Japan already by the mid-6th century CE.  Muhammad did not found the Muslim faith until the beginning of the 7th century CE, so simply on the basis of chronology that answer won't work.  (There are other reasons answer A. is incongruous also -- just as answers C. and D. are unrelated to Muslim culture and the Arabian peninsula.)

Arab traders (from the centrally located Arabian peninsula)--who also had become Muslim followers of Mohammad's teachings--began to dominate the maritime trade routes along the Indian Ocean by the mid-7th century CE.