Author Question: The British East India Company's presence in India, particularly Bengal, was a tremendous moment in ... (Read 139 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

The British East India Company's presence in India, particularly Bengal, was a tremendous moment in Indian history because it challenged which great land-based empire?

a. Mughal.
b. Safavid.
c. Ottoman.
d. Ming.
e. Byzantine.

Question 2

All of these people were part of the Indian cotton trade loop EXCEPT

a. European consumers who wanted the comfort and cheapness of Indian cotton.
b. southeastern merchants who used the silver from European sales to help expand textiles in India.
c. moneylenders who made cash advances to weavers.
d. lower-caste women who were contracted to spin cotton yarn.
e. opium farmers who began to engage in and overtake the Indian cotton trade.