Question

Read the excerpt from "Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans.”

They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the Oba’s court . . .

What word(s) offer context clues about the meaning of the word commodities?

Answer 1

The Portuguese galleons, cutting out all the middlemen and able to carry much bigger cargoes, offered a totally new kind of trading opportunity. They and their Dutch and English competitors, who followed later in the sixteenth century, carried gold and ivory to Europe and in return brought commodities from all over the world that were greatly valued by the Oba's court, including coral from the Mediterranean, cowry shells from the Indian Ocean to serve as money, cloth from the Far East and, from Europe itself, larger quantities of brass than had ever before reached West Africa. This was the raw material from which the Benin plaques were m

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Answer 2

Answer: c) The word that offers the context clues about the meaning of the word commodities is “gold and ivory”.

Gold and ivory are the products that are used in the transactions of buying and selling. Thus they are commodities whereas the other three are not. Competitors can be individuals, people, or any organization taking part in any contest or competition. Sixteenth-century is the time period in the history of the civilization which marks some particular characteristics. Oba's court is the court of Oba.