The answer is A- they need a quicker, safer route to the riches of east asia
<span>The Vedas are the ancient Indian texts that became the basis for Hindu religion, through their descriptions of rituals and meditation techniques, and for culture and literature of the time I hope that helped remember to tag me in any other questions u need help with.</span>
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1. desegregated, especially racially
2. with various parts or aspects linked or coordinated
3. indicating the mean value or total sum of a variable quantity of property