Question

what factor best explains why technology spread rapidly under mongol rule? (1 point) mongol leaders eliminated local markets to control trade directly. safer and unified trade routes allowed merchants to travel farther. mongol armies forced merchants to abandon long - distance trade. european kingdoms closed their ports to asian merchants. why did the black death spread so widely across afro - eurasia in the mid - 1300s? (1 point) long - distance trade and connected cities allowed diseases to move quickly. merchant caravans and ships completely avoided crowded urban centers. governments banned trade caravans during the early stages of the plague.

Explanation:

Under Mongol rule, the creation of safer and unified trade - routes like the Silk Road enabled merchants to travel over long distances, facilitating the spread of technology. For the spread of the Black Death, long - distance trade and connected cities provided pathways for the disease to move quickly across Afro - Eurasia.

Answer:

1. Safer and unified trade routes allowed merchants to travel farther.
2. Long - distance trade and connected cities allowed diseases to move quickly.