The economic impact of the process depicted by the map would have been felt most strongly

(A) in the Indian Ocean. (B) along the Silk Road. (C) in the Mediterranean Sea. (D) in the Pacific Ocean.Explanation: (B) This question tests causation and requires knowledge related to the stimulus material but not directly alluded to by it. While all the locations listed were connected by trade, the network which overlapped the most with Mongol territory—and was most affected by political trends in the Mongol Empire—was the overland Silk Road.