It prolonged the war because once they dug in they would slowly move forward every few days. It also kept them from having more head on conflicts and doing so prolonged the war effort.
In 2002, East Timor won independence from Indonesia. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the last option or option "d". It was on 20th of may in the year 2002, East Timor won its independence. I hope the answer helps you.
Because the Asians brought the practices over to other countries and areas. And people picked up on it.
It allowed european traders to seize control of indian ocean trade from muslim merchants.