Question

What did the ortaq system do for traders?(1 point)

Responses

It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations.
It placed them in a partnership with a Mongol that granted them protection and other accommodations.

It took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire.
It took trade away from non-Mongols by keeping trade entirely within the Mongol Empire.

It employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods.
It employed a Mongol to hunt down enemy traders and seize their goods.

It was a tax merchants had to pay to trade in Mongol territory.

Answer 1

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It was a tax merchants had to pay to trade in Mongol territory.

Answer 2

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The ortaq system did not directly provide protection or accommodations for traders. It did not take trade away from non-Mongols or employ Mongols to seize goods from enemy traders. However, the ortaq system was a tax that merchants had to pay in order to trade in Mongol territory.