Which statement is true about golf's expansion into eastern Scotland according to the material?

Which statement is true about golf's expansion into eastern Scotland according to the material?

• A. Dutch traders
• B. Chinese monks
• C. English farmers
• D. French merchants

Answer: (A)

Golf’s spread into eastern Scotland is described as a product of cross-cultural exchange through trade networks. Dutch traders carried a Dutch game with similar roots to golf, known as kolven, into eastern Scottish port towns along the North Sea. Local players then adopted and adapted these ideas, helping the game establish itself on Scotland’s eastern coast. This is why Dutch traders are identified as the key influence. The other groups—Chinese monks, English farmers, French merchants—aren’t linked to this expansion in the material.

Golf’s spread into eastern Scotland is described as a product of cross-cultural exchange through trade networks. Dutch traders carried a Dutch game with similar roots to golf, known as kolven, into eastern Scottish port towns along the North Sea. Local players then adopted and adapted these ideas, helping the game establish itself on Scotland’s eastern coast. This is why Dutch traders are identified as the key influence. The other groups—Chinese monks, English farmers, French merchants—aren’t linked to this expansion in the material.