Question

How did international trading patterns change in the 15th and 16th centuries?

Trade routes between Africa and Asia ended.
Trade routes were created across the Atlantic Ocean.
Trade routes between Europe and Asia were closed.
Trade routes were created across the Pacific Ocean to Asia.

Answer 1

Correct answer is Trade routes were created across the Atlantic Ocean.

Step-by-step explanation:

First option is not correct as this trade links existed for centuries and were never broken.

Second option is correct as Europeans started sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and reached Americas. With that the process of colonization and trade exchange was established.

Third option is not correct as Europeans (namely Vasco de Gama) discovered sea route to Asia.

Fourth option is also not correct as Pacific Ocean was not yet an area where Europeans were sailing that much and it was hard to established trade links.