Question

Refer to the passage.

"Beder [Delhi] is the chief town of Mahomedan Hindostan [Muslim-controlled India]; the city is large, and contains a great many people.

The sultan (of Beder) is a little man, twenty years old, in the power of the nobles. Khorassanians [Central Asians] rule the country and serve in war. There is a Khorassanian Boyar [Central Asian prince], Melik-Tuchar, who keeps an army of 200,000 men; Melik Khan keeps 100,000; Kharat Khan, 20,000, and many are the khans that keep 10,000 armed men.

The sultan goes out with 300,000 men of his own troops.

The land is overstocked with people; but those in the country are very miserable, whilst the nobles are extremely opulent and delight in luxury.”
Which of the following best explains how Khorassanians expanded into and ruled India in the 15th century?

A. People of the steppe capitalized on access to horses for transportation and waging war.
B. Merchants used connections to develop trade networks, making India dependent on foreign goods.
C. Iranians spread important technologies to less-developed lands, colonizing as they went.
D. In a Shiite theocracy, descendants of Muhammad’s original followers are given political power.

Answer 1

B. Merchants used connections to develop trade networks, making India dependent on foreign goods.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. Merchants used connections to develop trade networks, making India dependent on foreign goods.

Step-by-step explanation:

The trade networks built made it easy for the Khorassanians to know the nooks and cranies of India making it possible for them during their invasion. This trade network helped in making India dependent of foreign goods at the initial onset before they are subjugated an ruled by the Khorassanians.