Spice trade
The spice trade has been of major economic importance throughout human history and it particularly helped spur the Age of Exploration. The word spice derives from the Latin 'species', which in its later history came to mean goods or products, often of small volume and high value http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,1291548,00.html. Spices brought to Europe from distant lands were some of the most valuable commodities for their weight, sometimes rivaling gold.
External links
- A taste of adventure - The history of spices is the history of trade The Economist, Dec 17th 1998.
- Strassman, Patty 'The Influence of the Spice Trade on the Age of Discovery'
- Buchan, James 'Spice of life' The Guardian Book Review of Jack Turner's The History of Temptation (2004)
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History of the spice trade |
| ► | Spice Islands |
| ► | Effect on the spice-growing regions |
| ► | Production |
| ► | References |
| ► | External links |
| ► | See also |
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