Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following. the first man who came to pate was sulayman, son of mudhafar. he was a king in arabia, but he had been driven out. he came to pate in 1203 and married the daughter of the king of pate. because of this marriage, the swahili adopted a custom that still lasts to this day. seven days after a wedding, the husband goes to see his wifes father, who then gives him something. indeed, seven days after the wedding, sulayman went to see his father - in - law, who handed over the kingdom to him. in 1291, sulaymans great - grandson muhammad reigned, and he kept on conquering the towns of the swahili coast in many wars. his son, sultan umar, became very powerful and gained possession of all of the swahili towns. in 1331, sulaymans great - great grandson muhammad ruled the whole kingdom of his father by peaceable means. he was extremely fond of money and trade. he ordered his merchants to undertake voyages to india to trade there, and because of this he became very wealthy. an island located in the indian ocean off the coast of kenya a swahili history of pate, chronicle based on an ancient oral tradition, written down in swahili in 1903. swahili is a bantu language that contains a significant number of arabic words and phrases. 3 mark for review the third paragraph most directly illustrates the ways in which rulers in the indian ocean in the period before 1450 a used their military power to monopolize the trade in luxury goods b attempted to incorporate new territories and peoples into their commercial empires c sought to spread religious traditions by patronizing merchant communities d used expanding trade networks to facilitate state development

Explanation:

The text describes how rulers like Sulayman and his descendants used military - related actions (conquering towns) to gain power and control, which is related to using military power. There is no mention of religious spread, incorporating new territories into commercial empires, or using trade networks for state development as described in other options.

Answer:

A. used their military power to monopolize the trade in luxury goods