During the early 1400s, the spice trade was primarily controlled by Arab and Venetian traders. They monopolized the routes and distribution networks, bringing spices from the East, particularly from regions like India and the Spice Islands, to European markets. This dominance continued until the rise of Portuguese exploration in the late 15th century, which eventually shifted control over the spice trade.
Historically, during the era of European colonialism, the Netherlands controlled much of the limited trade allowed in various regions, particularly through its powerful trading company, the Dutch East India Company. This dominance was especially notable in Asia, where they monopolized the spice trade. Additionally, other nations like Portugal and Britain also played significant roles in controlling trade routes and markets during different periods.
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The discovery of a sea route to India no doubt had the largest impact on Europe at this time. Since all spice and silk had to come by land from the east and trough Turkey, the Ottomans would double the prices of goods before re-selling them to European merchants. So when the Portugeese established a trade route to India and started hauling huge amounts of spices back to Europe, suddenly these goods became much more available to people, and they didn't have to buy it from the Ottomans by insane prices. Also the money that Portugal obtained trough spice trade was later used to sail greater distances with new ships and discover new lands, so in a way spice trade helped in research of naval technologies.
The Spice Islands.
Though the Spice Trade began as early as 3000 BCE, by the mid-1500s, its existence allowed European domination in the East. Until the mid-15th century, all European trade with the East was done via the Silk Road; however, once the Portuguese discovered routes around Africa to the East in 1488, the spice trade exploded. The European Age of Discovery, spearheaded by the Portuguese and developed by the Dutch, Spanish, and English, transformed the trade which allowed European traders to bring back spices such as cinnamon, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, and more into Europe.
The Dutch took control of the spice trade from the Portugese in the fifteenth century.
Yes. They were the primary movers of spices in the 1400s.
The Spice Islands, also known as the Moluccas, were controlled by the Dutch during the 17th century. The Dutch East India Company established a monopoly on the spice trade in the region, particularly for nutmeg and cloves.
Arabs
Italian city-states controlled trade on the Mediterranean Sea during the late Middle Ages.
Marco Polo and his trading company
Indonesian spice pirates
Indonesia.
Italy
The most important spice during the Middle Ages was black pepper. It was a very valuable commodity in the European spice trade.
Italy as a united country has never controlled trade with Arabs. The city-state of Venice controlled the spice trade along with the Arabs in 1500s and 1600s, but most other forms of trade in Italy were dispersed throughout different provinces at different time periods.
spice trade was controlled from europ to china and beyond by sea and ground.