ENVS 1000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Inca Empire, Billy James Hargis, Spice Trade

• School: York University
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS 1000
• Professor: Peter Timmerman

Document Summary

Spice islands are located in the southeast asia (northwest of australia) where all the spices such as pepper, clove and nutmeg are from. Main single source of spices during the middle ages and that one important usage of spices is to preserve food. Spices opened up a new potential market for trade as it was a monopoly. Spice trade also increases the business interaction and trades between europe and the asian countries as merchants and traders like marco polo travelled to the east to explore spice islands. Overall, spice trade increases the dynamic of trade by allowing more cultural and business interaction among different continents. Columbus treated the natives that belonged to the arawak-taino culture with friendliness by assisting to find gold, providing them food in order to turn them into his slaves. He introduced domesticated animals, sheep, cattle, goats and pigs.