The answer is Cultural Diffusion.
<span>The modern developments of today's world would have first made the routes more safe. Today, we have the safety of common thinks such as police officers, hospitals, e.t.c. Transportation of goods would have been easier, and it would have been easier to carry larger amounts of goods at one time.</span>
It's D. Contextualization is when you read or analyse something keeping in mind cultures or traditions unfamiliar to the present time.
Answer: The first option is correct.
Explanation: what i got for Edgenuit soc sci