They were on demand because spices were used in medicine, in perfume ,in food and they also kept food fresh which was a big thing in 1500
What was the most powerful nation in europe during the 1500s was
No it wasnt rich.
Marco Polo introduced spices but europe already had spices. He brought loads of new spices and became very rich
Europe mainly obtained spices from India and the East Indies.
Europe didn't trade spices to Asia, Asia traded spices to Europe. Europe sometimes gave Asia cloth or food and water for asia's spices. Some of the spices were even sometimes gold and valuble rocks.
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europe
spices
He wanted jewels spices cotton
they were looking for a faster way to Asia, to trade for spices and etc.
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late in the 1500s