The traders of the Indian Ocean, where distances were greater and contacts less frequent,
A)did not tend to be multilingual.
B)rarely strayed far from the shorelines.
C)kept strong ties to their homelands.
D)seldom retained political ties with their homelands.
E)None of these are correct.

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Traders of the Indian Ocean often maintained strong cultural and economic ties to their homelands, but due to the vast distances and the nature of their voyages, they seldom retained direct political ties with their homelands. This allowed them to operate more independently across different regions.

The Traders of the Indian Ocean, Where Distances Were Greater