Manic Monday - spice

Mo has given us the word SPICE for Manic Monday. I've chosen to tell you a little bit about the
SPICE TRADE.

Spice trade is a commercial activity of ancient origin which involves the merchandising of spices and herbs.

Via Live Science:

Pepper, along with other spices such as cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, was such a hot commodity five centuries ago that it drove nations to sail across vast oceans searching for new routes to the spice-rich Orient.

Spices didn't just make merchants rich across the globe — it established vast empires, revealed entire continents to Europeans and tipped the balance of world power. If the modern age has a definitive beginning, it was sparked by the spice trade, some historians have argued.

Spices were an important component of ancient commerce well before the 15th-century, but were monopolized for centuries by Middle Eastern and North African middlemen who guarded the Asian provenance of their valuable sources closely and became fabulously wealthy for it. Back then, the colorful grains were used for flavoring food, but also for such tasks as making perfume, embalming the dead, preserving meat and sprucing up salve recipes in traditional medicine.


1425-50—Spices
Spice trade driven by European need for food preservation. Thrived in Venice
because of the sea trading power that they gained during and after the Black Plague.

TIMELINE for SPICE TRADE

1. 2000 BC

   2000 BC - The spice trade developed throughout the Middle East in around 2000 BC starting with cinnamon, Indonesian cinnamon and pepper. Trade in spices stimulated the Age of Exploration with the constant search for new trading partners and new spices. A common belief is ...The spice trade developed throughout the Middle East in around 2000 BC starting with cinnamon, Indonesian cinnamon and pepper. Trade in spices stimulated the Age of Exploration with the constant search for new trading partners and new spices. A common belief is that spices were used in the Middle Ages for disguising the fact that the food had gone bad. However, spices were an expensive luxury item only affordable by the rich and wealthy families who also had the means to pay for ... Show moreShow less From Spice up your life - Related web pages www.euroweeklynews.com/comments/238.html

2. 1453

   1453 - The global spice trade underwent an upheaval in 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Turks, and the time-honored overland spice routes between Asia and Europe were severed. The prospect of establishing a spice trade via an ocean route opened up new economic ...The global spice trade underwent an upheaval in 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Turks, and the time-honored overland spice routes between Asia and Europe were severed. The prospect of establishing a spice trade via an ocean route opened up new economic possibilities for any European nation able to master the seas. For those willing to assume the risks, the rewards of an oceanic spice trade, combined with control over the worlds economy, were irresistible. Show moreShow less From Over the Edge of the World - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=uK9d2EFrMJIC&pg=PA13 ...

3. 1498

   1498 - Vasco da Gama started the Spice trade in 1498. The spice trade was of major economic importance and helped spur the Age of Exploration. Spices brought to Europe from distant lands were some of the most valuable commodities for their weight, sometimes rivaling gold ...Vasco da Gama started the Spice trade in 1498. The spice trade was of major economic importance and helped spur the Age of Exploration. Spices brought to Europe from distant lands were some of the most valuable commodities for their weight, sometimes rivaling gold. In the 16th century, Holland was the centre of free trade, imposing no exchange controls, and advocating the free movement of goods. Trade in the East Indies was dominated by Portugal in the 16th century, the ... Show moreShow less From Trading - Related web pages www.pressarchive.net/libpa/Trading

4. 1510

   1510 - Portuguese arrived in India that changed the fate of Goa. They came with the intention of trade but ended up setting a colony here. They gradually succeeded and seized total control of spice trade from the European powers. Later, in 1510, Yusuf Adil Shah, the ...Portuguese arrived in India that changed the fate of Goa. They came with the intention of trade but ended up setting a colony here. They gradually succeeded and seized total control of spice trade from the European powers. Later, in 1510, Yusuf Adil Shah, the Bijapur king lost to the Portuguese admiral Afonso de Albuquerque of a local sovereign. This contributed to the permanent establishment and settlement of the Portuguese in Velha Goa. Show moreShow less From History Of Goa, Goa History, Goan History, History Tour To Goa, Goa History Tour … - Related web pages www.tajmahaltourism.com/history-of-goa.html

5. 1511

   1511 - Under the impetus of the spice trade, Portugal expanded territorially and commercially. By the year 1511, the Portuguese were in control of the spice trade of the Malabar coast of India and Ceylon. Until the end of the 16th century, their monopoly on the spice trade to India ... From Doyle.html - Related web pages www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Spice_Trade.html

6. 1600

   1600 - From the spice trade 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading in to the East Indies', known as the East India Company, was set up by a charter from Elizabeth I in 1600. It was formed to compete with the Portuguese and Dutch for the spice trade with Asia.From the spice trade 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading in to the East Indies', known as the East India Company, was set up by a charter from Elizabeth I in 1600. It was formed to compete with the Portuguese and Dutch for the spice trade with Asia. The Company soon expanded into trading Indian textiles and tea and controlled large areas of India through military power. A variety of goods were exchanged across Asia and large quantities of British materials such as ... Show moreShow less From Digital Stroud : The East India Company - Related web pages www.digitalstroud.co.uk/working.php?pageid=693 ...

7. 1602

   1602 - This gave the Dutch an opportunity to seize control over the spice trade. In 1602, a group of Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC), a trade association dedicated to the conquest of the spice trade. Such ...Their dominance, however, was short-lived, as feuds with Spain began to distract the Portuguese. This gave the Dutch an opportunity to seize control over the spice trade. In 1602, a group of Dutch merchants formed the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC), a trade association dedicated to the conquest of the spice trade. Such was their dedication that, at one point, they traded their American colony of New Amsterdam (now known as Manhattan!) Show moreShow less From Molecules That Changed the World - Related web pages books.google.com/books?id=mOcNUTFpOXgC&pg=RA5 ...

8. 1619

   1619 - Amboyna is an island in the East-Indies, and is the principal place where nutmegs, mace, cinnamon, cloves and spice grow. In the year 1619, a treaty was concluded between James and the JAMES I. 199 their share of the spice trade, cause him to, attempt the ...Amboyna is an island in the East-Indies, and is the principal place where nutmegs, mace, cinnamon, cloves and spice grow. In the year 1619, a treaty was concluded between James and the JAMES I. 199 their share of the spice trade, cause him to, attempt the vindication of the rights of his Dutch, with regard to the trade of the East-Indies, in consequence whereof, the English enjoyed part of the spice trade, and greatly enriched themselves. This made them envied by the Dutch ... Show moreShow less From Full text of "An historical and critical account of the lives and writings of … - Related web pages www.archive.org/stream ...

9. 1641

   1641 - The Dutch captured Malacca in 1641, but Malacca no longer had complete control of the spice trade to Europe. To gain a trade monopoly, the company allowed cloves to be grown only on the island of Ambon and nutmeg and mace to be grown only in the Banda Islands. The company ... From Republic of Indonesia - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta - Related web pages encarta.msn.com/text_761573214___0 ...

10. 2001

    Sep 4, 2001 - Americans consumed more than 1 billion pounds of spices last year, according to the American Spice Trade Association, which compiles statistics from the ... The spice trade was an empire builder for some, involving colonial conquests for the English, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese; ... From Journeys past and present bring the intriguing flavors of the plant kingdom to … - Related web pages www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286 ...