SPICE TRADE

WHEN?

• By mid-7th century AD the rise of Islam closed off the overland caravan
• routes through Egypt and the Suez, and sundered the European
• trade community from Axum and India.
• A few hundred years ago, the rich people wanted spices.
• Spices did not grow in Europe, so they had to be brought from Asia.

WHERE?

• These trade routes were through Europe and Asia.
• Then they started going around the other side of the earth,
• And that is ways that they discovered the Western Hemisphere.

WHAT WAS THIS FOR?

• This route was to trade spices
• And to help exploration of colonies.
• Most of these trade routes were very
• Dangerous and deadly.

WHY DID THEY CHOOSE THIS ROUTE

• They choose this route because
• They wanted to pick the most simple
• Route to Asia and back.
• Also we did not have motorized vehicles
• To get there and back quick enough.

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