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Why Was the Malay Peninsula Home to So Many Trading

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Why was the Malay Peninsula home to so many trading ports?


A) It connected the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea.
B) It was a source of much sought-after mineral wealth.
C) It was the halfway point between Arabia and India.
D) It retained its Brahmanic-Vedic traditions despite Islamic expansion.

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