HISTORY 2DF3 Lecture : Iberian Expansion.pdf (Lecture)
9 Dec 2012
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Iberian expansion : factors: expansion of european water , manifestation and changes in. Europe: iberian peninsula , signs of centralized kingdoms , Rise of modern states: economic recovery , post plague, trade is recovering , money to be had, social rising , wanted the luxuries. Spices and silks: competition over spice trade, emergence of more centralized states, humanism ( ptolemy , strabo ) and navigation changes. The spice trade competition: competition for the markets , especially the spice trade, most lucrative, highly desired, 11th century growing demand. Peppers , ginger , hard spices , Goods of luxuries: venetians and genoese, up to 13th century , venetians were the most important middle man , most active and cosmopolitan port . Large mark up values: spanish, ottomans, wanted to cut through middle man, very active in the 1450"s, growing in size , wanted to prove, conquering previously stabling muslim nations, pushed there way through eastern european.
