Spices were desirable to the wealthy because it gave them a chance to show off their wealth by adding new exotic flavors to food. Spices were imported from other countries and quite expensive so the low class did nit have much access to them.
Spices were important during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance because at the time, these spices were only found in parts of southeast Asia, present-day India, and present day Pakistan. These spices not only brought an exotic flavor to their food, but it had also preserved food for longer periods of time.
spices made food last a lot longer. gold was used as money
Nothing. Dude it was the black death during the middle ages.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
Explorers and traders from Europe, specifically during the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, wanted to find gold and spices like silk. This was primarily driven by the desire for wealth and profit, as gold and spices were highly valuable commodities at the time.
Salt was the only thing they had to preserve food.
Christopher Columbus wanted to get shiploads of spices because during those times, spices were very valuable. It was used to preserve food, as well as to make medicine, perfume, and incense.
Spices improved the taste of Europeansβ food. Pepper was so valuable that sellers counted it out peppercorn by peppercorn and it was worth more than its weight in gold.
salt and spices
gold silk and spices and possibly other things for example paint and plaster
The answer is probably "spices." "Salt" is another possibility.
He got sent to..... To trad in some spices because back then spices were very valuable
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The spices of the East were valuable in 1492 AD. During these Middle Ages, a pound of ginger was worth a sheep, a pound of mace worth three sheep or half a cow. Pepper, the most valuable spice of all, was counted out in individual peppercorns, and a sack of pepper was said to be worth a man`s life .
Nothing. Dude it was the black death during the middle ages.
Various spices. Ginger was among one of them. Back then, spices were rare and sold for a fair bit. It was easy to trade, so it was seen as valuable.
Silks and spices were prized during the Middle Ages. The trade was largely controlled by the Venetians. More indirectly, for most Europeans, it was controled by Arabs and the Byzantines.
Spices in the middle ages were expensive because the spices were carried overland and took years to reach Europe. After the crusades, the Arabs did not allow spices to reach Europe.
Explorers and traders from Europe, specifically during the Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th centuries, wanted to find gold and spices like silk. This was primarily driven by the desire for wealth and profit, as gold and spices were highly valuable commodities at the time.