The Fact That Arab Geographers Referred to the Arabian Sea

Multiple Choice

The fact that Arab geographers referred to the Arabian Sea as the Sea of China during the end of the first millennium C.E. suggests what about trade during this time?

A) China was the center of all Afroeurasian trade.
B) Merchants were able to make the trip from the heart of Muslim Southwest Asia to China on a regular and reliable basis.
C) The Chinese controlled much of the Arabian Sea at this time.
D) Goods from China were far more valuable than goods originating in Southwest Asia.