The term commercial diaspora refers to which of the following?
A. the process by which merchants use their wealth to seize power in economically weak regions
B. the employment of merchants by rulers to increase wealth and prosperity
C. the economic rather than military takeover of a given region
D. the process by which a particular merchant/ethnic group comes to facilitate both trade and cultural exchange in a given region
Answer: D
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