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Zorluk: Çok zorContinuity and Change in the Early Modern Era

"Goa is the principal market in India for all kinds of merchandise. The merchants of Persia, Arabia, and Gujarat, as well as those from Bengal and the Moluccas, continue to frequent this port to exchange their goods, just as they did in former times. However, no ship, whether belonging to a Moor, a pagan, or a Christian, is permitted to sail these seas without a pass from the Portuguese Viceroy, under pain of confiscation of ship and cargo."

— François Pyrard of Laval, French traveler, describing Portuguese Goa, early seventeenth century

Which of the following developments in the period 1450 to 1750 is best illustrated by the passage?

  1. The introduction of state-sponsored European armed monopolies alongside the persistence of traditional Asian commercial networks.Cevap
  2. B
    The replacement of traditional South Asian trade networks with a commercial system regulated by Chinese Neo-Confucian bureaucratic guilds.
  3. C
    The implementation of European feudal land tenure systems and labor duties across the maritime ports of India and Southeast Asia.
  4. D
    The total displacement of Muslim and Hindu merchant diasporas following the political collapse and economic decline of the Gunpowder Empires.

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The introduction of state-sponsored European armed monopolies alongside the persistence of traditional Asian commercial networks.
The correct option correctly identifies the dual dynamics of early modern maritime trade. The passage shows that despite Portuguese efforts to establish an armed monopoly through licensing systems (the pass from the Viceroy, historically known as the *cartaz*), traditional Asian merchant groups—including Gujaratis, Bengalis, Arabs, and Persians—continued to play a dominant role in regional commerce, demonstrating continuity in long-standing trade patterns.

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1
Analyze the primary source for evidence of historical continuity.
The text states that merchants from Persia, Arabia, Gujarat, Bengal, and the Moluccas continue to frequent the port "just as they did in former times," showing the continuity of diverse Asian commercial networks.
To evaluate continuity, we must locate elements in the text that describe long-standing regional patterns.
2
Analyze the primary source for evidence of historical change.
The text notes that no ship is permitted to sail without a pass from the Portuguese Viceroy, indicating the introduction of European armed control and state monopolies (the cartaz system).
To evaluate change, we must identify new political or economic institutions introduced in the early modern period.
3
Synthesize the findings to select the option that reflects both continuity and change in Unit 4.
The option highlighting state-sponsored European armed monopolies and the persistence of traditional Asian networks aligns with both observations.
The correct answer must account for both the cartaz restrictions and the ongoing active presence of regional merchants.

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Continuity and Change in Indian Ocean Trade (1450-1750)
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Continuity and Change in the Early Modern Era

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