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	Spice trade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spices brought to Europe from distant lands along the so-called spice route were some of the most valuable commodities for their weight, sometimes rivaling gold.
		Ibn Khordadbeh also reported that spices were brought from the east to Europe by Jewish merchants known as the Radhanites; in other sources, such as the writings of Gregory of Tours, Jews are reported to have enjoyed a virtual monopoly on the trade in Western Europe during the late Merovingian and early Carolingian periods.
		The ideal of the Spice Islands, eventually to be enveloped by the Netherlands' Dutch East Indies empire, had led to the accidental discovery of the West Indies, and lit the fuse of centuries of rivalry between European maritime powers for control of lucrative global markets and resources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spice_trade (1521 words)

	~ Spice Route ~ Portfolio - Herbs
		It is a new symbol for premium spice produce, the new benchmark for freshness, purity and naturalness.
		The Spice Route range of herbs are produced through a combination of scientific farming methods and innovative drying and processing techniques.
		Spice Route presents the finest herbs growing tradition of India.
	www.spiceroute.biz /products/herbs.asp (712 words)

	Jeep Tour Nabatean Spice Route - Negev Desert - Israel - Petra Jordan
		The Spice Route was one of the main trade routes of the ancient world that connected the Roman Empire with Asia.
		The Spice Route crossed the Arabian and the Negev deserts thorough Petra, the Nabatean capital, to Gaza port on the Mediterranean shore.
		The Spice Route derives its name from the merchandise, the exotic spices like the Frankenscene and Myrrh, that was traded by the Nabateans to the Roman world.
	www.negevjeep.co.il /english/spice-route.html (175 words)

	The Spice Routes, Ancient Spice Trade of Indian Ocean, South China Sea
		The aromatic trail known as the “Cinnamon Route” began somewhere in the Malay Archipelago, romantically known as the “East Indies,” and crossed the Indian Ocean to the southeastern coast of Africa.
		Spices from southern China and both mainland and insular Southeast Asia were brought by Austronesian merchants whom he associates with the people known to the Chinese by the names Kunlun and Po-sse.
		An important factor in ascertaining the old spice routes from Southeast Asia is the trail of cloves from Maluku and the southern Philippines north to South China and Indochina and then south again along the coast to the Strait of Malacca.
	asiapacificuniverse.com /pkm/spiceroutes.htm (3295 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| By genre \| review: The Spice Route by John Keay
		Spices were rare and utterly mysterious, they were also ruinously expensive and, Keay claims, little more than the piquant perquisites of the wealthy.
		Spice traders were anonymous heroes: carrying peppercorns across central asia to China, driving their camels up the Arabian peninsula to Gaza, and sailing away with the monsoon winds towards Malabar.
		Before the 17th century the battle for spices was always one of routes: entire civilisations grew fat on the benefits of becoming middlemen for whatever was in demand.
	books.guardian.co.uk /reviews/history/0,6121,1566363,00.html (790 words)

	Spice Route of Nabateans (BiblePlaces.com)
		The route the Nabateans took across the Negev with their camel trains was called the Spice Route; it stretched from the Persian Gulf (Arabia) to the ports of Gaza, passing through Petra (their capital) and Avdat.
		The Spice Route (StateOfIsrael.com) Introduces the Spice Route, describing part of its course and the things that will be encountered on it today.
		Textiles Found Along the Spice Route (Textile Society of America) Abstract of a paper presented at a textile symposium.
	www.bibleplaces.com /spiceroute.htm (577 words)

	The Spice Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Spice Route is a historic and archaeological route based on the trade routes of the past.
		From Mitzpeh Ramon the Spice Route continues on to Petra, Jordan, where Bedouin culture and lifestyles can be observed.
		The Spice Route allows you to experience the desert hiking for which Israel is so famous.
	www.stateofisrael.com /tourism/spiceroute (238 words)

	The Nabatean and the Spice Route in the Negev Desert Desert.
		The Nabatean and the Spice Route in the Negev Desert Desert.
		The spice trade is already mentioned in the Biblical story of Joseph: Genesis (37:25): “ Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a caravan of Ish'maelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt”.
		The Spice Route stations in the Negev such as: Avdat, Mamshit, Halutza, Shivta, Nitzana turned into cities: With the Islamic conquest in the 7 AD the Nabatean were absorbed completely into the Islamic world and the Nabatean entity disappeared from the pages of history.
	www.negevjeep.co.il /english/nabatean.html (422 words)

	The Hindu : The Spice Route to the heart
		Spice Route took seven years in the making, from design to execution, and it is rated as one of the top 10 restaurants of its kind by Conde Nast.
		Jade green, the colours of the waters of the Indian Ocean, the rich green sap of coconut water and the pungent greens of basil and lime.
		Spice Route draws its cuisine from the ancient trade links between South and South-East Asia, from the Malabar coast through Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia to Thailand and Vietnam.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/mp/2004/02/26/stories/2004022600420400.htm (870 words)

	The Spice Route - David Higham Associates
		An exotic saga with the tang of drama in every voyage, THE SPICE ROUTE transports the reader from the dawn of history to the ends of the earth.
		Spices came from lands unseen, possibly uninhabitable, and almost by definition unattainable; that was what made them so desirable.
		In a bid to discover and exploit the spice route, mankind first passed beyond his known horizons to probe the limits of our planet.
	www.davidhigham.co.uk /html/Titles/The_Spice_Route (172 words)

	boys historical clothing: European voyages of discovery
		The Silk Road is believed to have become an established trade route by the 1st century BC and continued to be important until the 16th century when more reliable sea routes were established as a result of the European voyages of discovery.
		Spices were carried on the Silk Road also, but the main source of spices was well south of China, the Spice Islands (Indonesia), India, and the Malabar (East African) coast.
		Spices were carried to India from the Spice Islands, sometimes by sea routes.
	histclo.com /eco/vod/eco-vod.html (4577 words)

	Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen - ifa-galleries - Trade Routes \| Cultural Routes - The Spice Route
		The discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama in 1499 marked the beginning of the world-wide Portuguese trade empire, but soon after that Portugal, Spain, England and the Netherlands competed with each other for dominance over the lucrative spice trade with 'East India'.
		Today the old fortresses and iron guns along the spice route still bear witness to violent invasions and to the recklessness with which 'the colonies' were conquered and exploited.
		The new popularity of exotic cooking and the revival of natural remedies contribute further to the spices – once the object of far-reaching political and economic developments – regaining their original value as the substances that give flavour to our lives.
	www.ifa.de /galerien/gewuerze/eindex.htm (234 words)

	~ Spice Route ~ Portfolio - Spices - Nutmeg
		A native to the Spice Islands, this is one of the sought-after spices that Columbus sailed the ocean blue in search of.
		Today, nutmeg's popularity has shrunk and the spice is less used, still most in Arab countries, Iran and Northern India, where both nutmeg and mace appear in delicately flavoured meat dishes.
		Spice Route Nutmeg is available in eco-friendly PET jars and flexible refill pouches with zip-lock technology to ensure that you get all the natural aroma, flavour and freshness every time you buy.
	www.spiceroute.biz /products/spice-nutmeg.asp (230 words)

	icWales - The Spice route
		REMEMBER Mel C? She was the one in the Spice Girls who always wore a tracksuit, who talked about football and who usually managed some sort of backflip halfway through their latest music video.
		Then when the Spices called it a day and went their solo ways, Mel was the scary one who not only talked about football but looked like a bit of a laddish, loutish footballer.
		Then she was dubbed fat or even beefy spice by the media, and young men ran scared.
	icwales.icnetwork.co.uk /0900entertainment/0050artsnews/tm_objectid=15261046&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=the-spice-route-name_page.html (2203 words)

	Discovering The Organic Spice Route
		In the ancient world, spice was a commodity as valuable as silver or gold, a fantastical substance on which fortunes were made or lost.
		Spices, like all plants, acquire a variety of natural contaminants while in the ground, including bacteria, parasites, insects, yeasts and molds.
		Unlike organic spice producers, who use steam and ozone to combat these natural predators, nonorganic spice producers often use irradiation or ethylene oxide, a chemical that is a known carcinogen.
	www.naturalfoodsmerchandiser.com /asp/articleDisplay.asp?strArticleId=829&strSite=NFMSite (1007 words)

	Spices
		Spices used for coloring like paprika and saffron are also labeled separately or as a 'spice coloring.' The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) follows similar rules as the FDA.
		Spice colorings and mustard must be labeled separate from spices, onion and garlic are listed as flavors, and all other dehydrated vegetables are labeled separately by name.
		This academic paper on a case study examines the role that the spice routes and spice trading had in the spread of the religion of Islam.
	www.42explore.com /spices.htm (988 words)

	Strassman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thesis: Spices were so important in the middle ages that they were a driving force in the age of discovery.
		Spices could also be used to pay fines and mortgages, to buy land, to buy a coat of arms or to pay taxes.
		However by the 14th century, the route had become unsafe from raiders and grazing for the caravan's animals was unreliable.
	muweb.millersville.edu /~columbus/papers/strass-1.html (1573 words)

	Ancient Silk Road between India and Egypt
		Archaeologists from UCLA and the University of Delaware have unearthed the most extensive remains to date from sea trade between India and Egypt during the Roman Empire, adding to mounting evidence that spices and other exotic cargo traveled into Europe over sea as well as land.
		During the same period, the overland route to Europe from India through Pakistan, Iran and Mesopotamia (today's Iraq) was controlled by adversaries of the Roman Empire, making overland roads difficult for Roman merchants.
		Over the course of the grueling project, the researchers retraced a route that they believe would have moved cargo from Berenike into Europe.
	www.popular-science.net /history/india_egypt_trade_route.html (1205 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		spices were the most valued commodity of world trade and linked the most remote parts of Asia and the Americas with the rest of the world through an intricate trading network.
		Spices travelled from the islands in the Banda Sea all the way to Europe, by sea and by land.
		Keay is quick to emphasize that the transformation of the complicated sea-land route into the sea route was not a result of European initiative alone.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1051014/asp/opinion/story_5350888.asp (586 words)

	The Herb and Spice Route!
		When the Crusades started, around 1000 AD, Europe broke into the Spice Route, and by 1500 AD a new route to the East Indies was desperately needed.
		In 1492 Columbus discovered the Western Route, or America, but it was Diaz who was blown around the Cape of Good Hope, and arrived in India in 1497.
		The only wars over herbs and spices are fought within governments and Senates, as powerful drug and medical interests attempt to control or denigrate the alternative natural medical field.
	www.home-herb-garden.com /herbandspiceroute.html (723 words)

	Mridula Baljekar - Writer - Broadcaster - Chef \| Press Releases
		Mridula Baljekar is a cookery writer, broadcaster and the proprietor of Spice Route, Windsor. Born and raised in North Eastern India, Mridula began cooking in the family kitchen with her mother and grandmother, later learning the secrets of more complex traditional Indian cookery from the family's resident professional chef.
		Mridula Baljekar is delighted to announce that she will be organising a gourmet evening on Thursday 27th October 2005 to be held at her award winning restaurant, Spice Route in Windsor with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer Campaign, the only charity that funds independent research into breast cancer throughout the UK.
		Mridula Baljekar, best-selling cookery writer and owner of the award-winning restaurant Spice Route in Windsor, is launching her latest book Great Indian Feasts featuring full background to the major Indian festivals and the food associated with them.
	www.mridula.co.uk /cms/index.php?press_releases (1093 words)

	TimesDispatch.com \| Spice world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Christopher Columbus was trying to find a new route to the Orient to obtain pepper and other spices when he set out to circumnavigate the globe.
		While farmers make a meager $1.50 a day, and workers may process bags of garlic all day for a mere $2.50, the spice industry is one of many commercial enterprises that has helped foster a middle class in China almost as large as the entire population of the United States.
		In the same way that spices have influenced the evolution of so many societies and their economies throughout the ages, the spice trade may ultimately help loosen the tight control these totalitarian governments have exerted on their citizens for too long.
	www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031783247809 (1821 words)

	IMA Hero: Christopher Columbus HT
		This trade route was established by Marco Polo between 1271 and 1274.
		The route was thousands of miles long and took months to travel.
		The route was dangerous because robbers would loot the traders of their goods.
	www.imahero.com /timelines/christopher_timeline.htm (535 words)

	India - Food - The Spice Route (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Let Divya Mehta take you on a culinary tour of India as she guides you through the complex web of Indian cuisine which is as rich and varied the culture itself.
		In fact, the only unifying thread is the intensive use of spices.
		Join Divya in her kitchen as she begins her journey through the various cuisines of India.
	www3.estart.com /india/food/spiceroute1 (124 words)

	food indian spice
		We supply a range of herbs and spices or why not try an "easy peasy" curry, there is over 30 to choose from and they come complete with a recipe.
		We supply 1000's of the freshest authentic Indian spices and cooking ingredients, especially those hard to find elusive ingredients you need for that specific dish.
		Online spice shop for authentic and exotic spices, spice blends, chillies and seasonings plus recipes and hot spice tips, too.
	www.findaindian.co.uk /search.php?page=2&q=food+indian+spice&feed=sorted (295 words)

	~ Spice Route ~ Back to Nature - Company
		We at GeethaKannan Spices are here to share a genuine desire for nurturing a centuries-old Indian tradition, of growing exotic spices and herbs in the purest and most natural manner possible.
		Our focus is to bring a whole range of spices and culinary herbs into the kitchens of the world, in a convenient ready-to-use form, with natural flavour and freshness intact.
		We understand that you always prefer the finest quality spices and we are fully committed to cater to your needs.
	www.spiceroute.biz /about/index.asp (249 words)

	Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Maritime Spice Route Between India, Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Portuguese had discovered the route around Africa by 1488, but Columbus thought it would be easier and shorter to sail directly west across the Atlantic...because he thought the world was much smaller than it really is, and didn't know that there was a landmass in the way.
		The search for the source of the spice would send them around Africa to India and ultimately to a group of islands near Borneo, also to Brazil as an accidental by-product of their constant sailing around Africa.
		Spices and gold were just immediate paybacks for his royal investors.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1074033/posts (3499 words)

	The Hindu : Young World : On the spice route
		Vasco da Gama's expedition to Calicut in 1498 was influenced by Portuguese intention to break Arab monopoly on spice trade from the Malabar region.
		The ruling Kolathiris of North Malabar and the Zamorins of Calicut were always at loggerheads, not seeing eye to eye either politically or commercially.
		This rivalry turned to the advantage of the Portuguese who were keen to establish base in the land famed for its spices.
	www.hindu.com /yw/2006/02/17/stories/2006021700040100.htm (583 words)

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