spice trade
Spices from Asia were highly valued in Europe. This topic is part of Trade within History. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
spice trade trivia questions
The historic spice trade dealt in valuable products such as pepper, cinnamon, and what?
Answer: Cloves
Bonus fact: Spices from Asia were highly valued in Europe.
European efforts to reach Asian spice sources by sea helped drive what era?
Answer: Age of Exploration
Bonus fact: Maritime routes could bypass costly overland trade.
Which Indonesian island group was once called the Spice Islands?
Answer: Maluku Islands
Bonus fact: Nutmeg and cloves made the Maluku Islands globally important.
At which Indian port did Vasco da Gama arrive in 1498?
Answer: Calicut
Bonus fact: Calicut, now Kozhikode, was an important center of the Indian Ocean spice trade.
What was Cabral's expedition originally trying to reach?
Answer: India
Bonus fact: Portugal sent the fleet to strengthen the sea route to the Indian Ocean spice trade pioneered by Vasco da Gama.