The correct answer is <span>C:The canal went through Muslim-controlled waterways to Asia.
The suez canal was of extreme importance for trading with the East and the Ottomans controlled it. If it happened that Ottomans disliked someone, they could just ban them from going through the canal which would severely harm the economy of that other country. That's why it was in the best interest of everyone in Europe to stay on the Ottoman's good side.</span>
The Suez Canal increased European interest in the Ottoman Empire because "<span>C:The canal went through Muslim-controlled waterways to Asia", since this greatly opened up new possibilities for trade.</span>
It was neither. it was a form of writing the is done by using wedge shaped tools to write on tablets of stone but that isn't the question so I would say: <span>C. It is the basis of most modern writing systems.</span>
