Why was the ottoman empire able to binfit from increase trade between asia and europe during it reign

The major trade routes connecting Europe and Asia passed through Ottoman territory. (The wealth of the Ottoman Empire was mostly because their territory happened to be in the major trade routes.)

Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.

In 1492, carrying trade goods between Asia and Europe required  

✔ paying taxes to the Ottoman Empire.

Explanation:

the punishment for breaking the law would depend on the conditions or the seriousness of the law being broken, if he or she breaks the law while doing some great discovery or invention then it would classify as a scientific fraud. there are other words to describe the crime but scientific fraud would be the harshest one.