Question

Imagine you were part of a colonial army in the 18th century. Your leader states that coastal villages in East Africa and Arabian Gulf region will be colonized soon. What do you think the reasons could be for capturing these places?
[Please checkmark three answers]


1.
To defeat the Arab/Ottoman armies in these countries

2.
To learn sea navigational skills from Arab tribes

3.
To monopolize over trade routes due to competition with other European countries

4.
To control spice trade in Asia and Africa

[question 2]
With low rainfall and scarce water resources, Arab countries are facing many challenges within the agricultural sector. What measures do you think should be undertaken to improve the situation?

Answer 1

1,3 and 4. technically they could all work but 2 is the least relevant so i eliminated that one