Which development in a contemporary civilization had the greatest impact on the foreign relations of the Ottoman, Mughal, and Safavid empires in the period 1450-1750?
a. Movement of the maritime West toward the core of a new global trade network
b. Drive of the Romanov dynasty in Russia for territorial expansion
c. Mounting trade expeditions into the Indian Ocean basin launched by the Ming dynasty
d. Flooding of global markets in precious metals through massive expansion of the gold-salt trade by West African kingdoms
e. Polynesian settlement of Pacific Islands
Answer: a. Movement of the maritime West toward the core of a new global trade network
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