16. The material used to create the plaque best reflects which of the following historical situations in the Indian Ocean region in the period 1450-1750?
A. Trade networks continued to flourish and gave Europeans direct access to precious luxury goods.
B. European luxury goods became increasingly popular among Asian populations in the region.
C. Natural resources from the Americas allowed Asian producers to diversify the products they sold to European merchants.
D. European artisans in the region increasingly copied Islamic and Indian styles in their artistic productions.​