Which of the following conclusions can be accurately drawn by analyzing both the silk road trade and the african gold-salt trade?

a. in both cases, wealthy asian and european traders were able to exploit african merchants. as a result, african countries suffered from trade.

b. in both cases, islam spread among societies that traded with one another. this contributed to islam becoming the dominant religion in africa and asia.

c. in both cases, socieites were brough into contact through trade. the cultural exchanges that went along with that trade enriched those societies.

d. in both cases, interactions between societies led to conflict despite the success of trade contacts. these clashes left trading societies vulnerable.