Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
"The spice trade involved historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe. Spices such as cinnamon, cassia, cardamom, ginger, pepper, nutmeg, star anise, clove and turmeric were known and used in antiquity and traded in the Eastern World. These spices found their way into the Near East before the beginning of the Christian era, where the true sources of these spices were withheld by the traders and associated with fantastic tales.
"The maritime aspect of the trade was dominated by the Austronesian peoples in Southeast Asia namely Majapahit kingdom who established the precursor trade routes from Southeast Asia (and later China) to Sri Lanka and India by at least 1500 BC. These goods were then transported by land towards the Mediterranean and the Greco-Roman world via the incense route and the Roman–India routes by Indian and Persian traders. The Austronesian maritime trade lanes later expanded into the Middle East and eastern Africa by the 1st millennium AD, resulting in the Austronesian colonization of Madagascar."
Incense trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incense_trade_route
Spice trade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_trade
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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Re: Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
A key term for this subject is "Silk Road". Look it up if you haven't already come across it.
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Re: Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
Ofcourse I have heard about "the silk road", the point is that here is much more to it.Kim O'Hara wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:19 pm A key term for this subject is "Silk Road". Look it up if you haven't already come across it.
Kim
svaha
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
Re: Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
This is why the “belt and road” project has that name. Refers to both the land and the sea trade routes
Re: Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
I think what's more impressive are Aztecs fighting the Ottomans and Japanese samurai in Mexico!Kim O'Hara wrote: ↑Sun Jan 23, 2022 12:19 pm A key term for this subject is "Silk Road". Look it up if you haven't already come across it.
Kim
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Re: Spice trade and Incense trade routes of the ancient world
If this topic fascinates you then I would recommend Giancarlo Casale’s The Ottoman Age of Exploration.
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