What was one outcome of the ottoman empire's control of trade and taxation on goods throughout much of asia? a. christian merchants became more interested in trading with african countries than with asian empires. b. neighboring civilizations became more self reliant because they could not trade through ottoman-controlled lands. c. europeans entered an age of naval exploration in an attempt to find alternate trade routes to asian markets. d. the ottoman empire became too large and wealthy to govern efficiently and it fell into civil war.

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20 points “the creation of a mosaic was a complicated procedure that called for careful timing and teamwork. . walls were painted with resin or tar before being covered with the first of three layers of plaster. . a sketch of the projected work was then made on the plaster to serve as a guide for the various artisans. the outermost layer of plaster, in which the pieces, or tesserae, of the mosaic would be set, was spread on only enough area to contain a day’s work. some of the tesserae—small, carefully cut fragments of colored glass, marble, and semiprecious stones—were pressed into the wet plaster so that they projected at a slight angle. the stones thereby better reflected light and imbued the finished mosaic with a shimmering life of its own.” —empires besieged: time frame a. d. 200–600 how many layers of materials were under the tiles? a. two- c. four- b. three- d. five