Money and Spice and clothes
avoid the overland routes that were controlled by muslim traders
The Silk Road
They discovered the Southern Route to the Indian ocean, via Cape Hope, established trading enclaves at Indian Ocean Ports like Macau, and enforced their trade monopoly with Cannon, Ships, and Fortifications. They were tough, able, Mariners and Traders and they broke the Spice Monopoly belonging to the Arab Traders before them.
They discovered the Southern Route to the Indian Ocean, via Cape Hope, established trading enclaves at Indian Ocean Ports like Macau, and enforced their trade monopoly with Cannon, Ships, and Fortifications. They were tough, able, Mariners and Traders and they broke the Spice Monopoly belonging to the Arab Traders before them.
Horse Isle Quiz answer: Silk Road
There traders exchanged salt, ivory , cloths, brass, iron, gold, glass, olive, oil, and wine.
Cinnamon arrived in Singapore, and several other countries through Arab traders who would travel all over the world selling the spice and other wares.
1536
1536
The ottoman turks were mainly spice traders through the mountains near Europe who fought any other traders who came through the area to protect their own trade paths. Other than that the ottomans were almost all artisans with little shops or sharp-shooters/warriors.
No scary spice was one of the spice girls along with posh spice, baby spice, sporty spice and ginger spice.