Chapter 14 (first half)









                                                                                                                  January 18,2018

  • Europeans made their way into the Indian Ocean trade in which they trade Silver and fur . 
  • The Europeans desire most was tropical spices such as : cinnamon,nutmeg,mace,cloves and pepper . These spices was use for condiments and preservation and were sometimes use as aphrodisiac .
  • Europeans trade good was not good enough for Asia so instead the europeans learned that their ships lack cannons and armory so Europeans did piracy
  • 90% of people died either they was murdered or killed in battle many people also catch diseases




                          

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