Which of the following religions became more firmly established as a result of the process depicted by the map?

(A) Confucianism and Islam (B) Buddhism and Christianity (C) Islam and Buddhism (D) Christianity and IslamExplanation: (C) This question likewise tests causation and requires knowledge related to the stimulus material but not explicitly mentioned by it. While Mongol conquerers were highly adaptable when it came to religion (and adopted all the faiths listed in the possible answers), the two faiths that they turned to in the largest numbers were Buddhism (both in Central Asia and East Asia) and Islam (mainly in Central Asia).