The Spice Route by Mia Amsili Cohen

ma3589_1 — 2025-09-17 18:08:59 UTC

The main resources traded were rare spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, turmeric, and cloves. These resources were important because they could only be found in certain regions. Horses and things made of glass were also traded occasionally.

ma3589_1 — 2025-09-17 18:15:34 UTC

This route spread; religion, scientific knowledge, medical knowledge, and navigational technology. The spice routes drove the creation of faster ships, aroused colonization's, and connected diplomacy between the East and the West.

tk532 — 2025-09-17 18:17:23 UTC

Coastal empires in Europe especially benefited from the spice trade because they gained easy access to spice producers, and were able to uncharge on their exports of spices.

tk532 — 2025-09-18 17:56:57 UTC

Many societies were harmed by colonization brought on by the spice trade, and the sickness that came with it. Trade routes like this were some of the first examples of large scale globalization.

ma3589_1 — 2025-09-18 18:04:54 UTC

The Portuguese, Dutch, and English maritime empires heavily contributed to the Spice trade because they developed new maritime trade routes to Asia. These trade routes allowed for cheap and easy access to spices that could be sold at a high price. The Ottoman Empire also forced Europe to find new trade routes, by blocking most trade via land.

tk532 — 2025-09-18 18:11:09 UTC

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Source 4 (Ottoman Empire): Effects on spice trade

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