Spice Case Study

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Introduction
Spices has shaped the world as they are today, by this they triggered a large event that caused large amounts of discoveries and resources. The spice trade between Asia and Europe was done over land which known as Silk Road. Following these discoveries, there has never a lucrative business then these spices which have been sought after by many countries. The top four spices were pepper ,cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. These spices are highly coveted as they are more precious then gold during a certain time. The spices trade effected countries politically, economically and socially. After all , many countries wanted spices for economic power. In areas where the weather isn’t tropical, the most valuable spices could not be grown …show more content…

So, they decide to find the source of their traders/provider’s income. After multiple accidental discoveries and trails and errors they finally found the country known as the spice islands. They sent an expedition force to find the island. The first island was called the Moluccas trough this the local Dutch trading company “VOC” (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) who were like a self sustaining country, the Dutch created the VOC with the intention of making money, no matter how cruel the method is. Spices at the time were very expensive. Kate Humble’s video states that a sack of nutmeg can get you a house in London (www.youtube.com ) cloves were also very important and well valued spice. These spices were said to represent social status when used or put around the neck. During the Dutch occupation, the VOC (which was also the world’s largest trading center at the time) also burnt the spices to keep prices high so that demand are greater than supply. This forces the locals to double their work efforts to earn a

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