Use the map below to answer the following question: A map, titled The Silk Road A. D. 400 to 1500. The map shows the Silk Road, other land trade routes, sea trade routes, and trade centers. The map also highlights important bodies of water, such as the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea. The Silk Road is shown stretching eastward from Babylon through Persia and then to various Central Asian trade centers: Bukhara, Samarkand, Tashkent, Kashgar, Khotan. The Silk Road continues east into the Chinese trade centers of Turpan, Dunhuang, Xian, and finally Luoyang. Other land trade routes branch south of the Silk Road through India and China. Various sea routes extend along the coastal areas.

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What conclusion can be drawn about merchants near Tamluk? (1 point)

a
They would save money and effort if they traded by sea.

b
They would save money and effort if they traded by land.

c
They could choose whether to transport goods by land or sea.

d
They did not have many opportunities to trade their goods.