How did muslim trade routes affect the development of agriculture?
a. muslim traders often forced innovative farmers to return home with them

b. extensive trade through muslim lands led to the spread of many useful plants like cotton, sugarcane, and rice

c. muslim merchants accidently spread plant and animal diseases wherever they traveled

d. muslim society focused exclusively on trade and avoided working with agricultural products or commodities

The correct answer is B. Extensive trade through Muslim lands led to the spread of many useful plants like cotton, sugarcane, and rice

Explanation:

During the Islamic Golden Age from the 8th to the 14th century, there were complex and extensive Muslim trade routes that reached different areas of the known world including most Europe and parts of Africa and Asia (China and India). Through these routes, Muslim traders exchange goods such as gold, salt, textiles, horses and slaves. Besides this, these routes led to the spreading of Islam and also multiple plants such as rice or cotton that were taken by Muslim traders from one are or continent to another. This led to the expansion of crops in different societies. According to this, the way Muslin trade routes affected agriculture was by spreading many useful plants (Option B).