Sulawesi trade networks

Target entity: Sulawesi trade networks
Context triple: [Kingdom of Soppeng, partOf, Sulawesi trade networks]

• A. Indian Ocean trade network
  The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
• B. Laut Sulawesi
  Laut Sulawesi is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, known for its deep waters and rich marine biodiversity.
• C. Hiri trade voyages
  Hiri trade voyages were traditional long-distance canoe expeditions by Motu people of Papua New Guinea, undertaken to exchange clay pots and other goods with Gulf communities across the Gulf of Papua.
• D. Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
  Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.
• E. Austronesian expansion
  The Austronesian expansion was a major prehistoric maritime migration in which seafaring peoples from Taiwan and Island Southeast Asia spread across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, settling vast areas from Madagascar to Polynesia and profoundly shaping the linguistic and cultural landscape of these regions.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Sulawesi trade networks
Target entity description: Sulawesi trade networks were extensive inter-island and regional commercial systems centered on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, linking local kingdoms and ports into wider Southeast Asian and global maritime trade.

• A. Indian Ocean trade network
  The Indian Ocean trade network was a vast, centuries-long maritime system connecting East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of goods, cultures, and ideas driven by monsoon winds.
• B. Laut Sulawesi
  Laut Sulawesi is a marginal sea in the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, known for its deep waters and rich marine biodiversity.
• C. Hiri trade voyages
  Hiri trade voyages were traditional long-distance canoe expeditions by Motu people of Papua New Guinea, undertaken to exchange clay pots and other goods with Gulf communities across the Gulf of Papua.
• D. Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes
  Indonesian archipelagic sea lanes are designated international shipping routes that allow foreign vessels and aircraft to transit through Indonesia’s archipelago while balancing national sovereignty with global navigation rights.
• E. Austronesian expansion
  The Austronesian expansion was a major prehistoric maritime migration in which seafaring peoples from Taiwan and Island Southeast Asia spread across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, settling vast areas from Madagascar to Polynesia and profoundly shaping the linguistic and cultural landscape of these regions.
• F. None of above. chosen