Final answer:
Polynesia was not significantly affected by the expansion of maritime technologies and global trade between 1450 and 1750, unlike Japan, The Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and The Moluccas.
Therefore, option C is correct.
Step-by-step explanation:
Impact of Maritime Technology on Global Trade
Between 1450 and 1750, the application of maritime technologies significantly expanded global trade, impacting regions worldwide. However, regarding the expansion of global trade, Polynesia was not affected to the same extent as other regions listed in the question such as Japan, The Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and The Moluccas. While East Asia, specifically Japan, was drawn into the global trade network with Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and Africa, the Caribbean, and the Moluccas directly engaged with European trading and colonization during that time, Polynesia remained relatively insular and was not fully integrated into these burgeoning global trade networks until later.