Answer:
The Portuguese transformed maritime trade in Indian Ocean in the sixteenth century by using Trade as a means of taxing ships that where not of Portugal or Portuguese
Explanation:
The coming of the Portuguese was a very important towards the change in Indian Ocean maritime trade in the sixteenth century, it did not entirely changed the trade, because the Portuguese
did not exceed their authority beyond a few ports, and they had to keep up with Indian merchants and regional states, an example is the Sultanate of Aceh and Ottoman Empire.
However,The Portuguese transformed maritime trade in by using the method of taxing non-Portuguese ships that traded or did business in the region.
