Book: Fifty Foods That Changed The Course of History
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7
Chapter 17: Spice
Go to Questions
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Answer Key
1. Venice was the gateway for goods to be transported into central and northern Europe in the 8th century.
2. Pepper came from Malabar Coast of Southwestern India.
3. Cinnamon came from Sri Lanka.
4. Cloves came from Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
5. Nutmeg came from Banda Islands, South of Maluku.
6. Sri Lanka and Indonesia were the Spice Islands.
7. Constantinople fell in 1453.
8. Spain and Portugal tried through maritime efforts to break Venice's monopoly on the spice trade.
9. Christopher Columbus sailed west and landed on the Bahamas in 1492.
10. Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497.
11. Vasco da Gama was the first European to visit Mombasa.
12. Vasco da Gama visited Calicut in 1498.
13. Kozhikode is the Malabar Coast of India.
14. Vasco da Gama lost 2 ships in his expedition.
15. The returning ship was 60 times the cost of the expedition.
16. Portugal started settling overseas colonies first.
17. Lisbon became the main mercantile port for trade with Africa.
18. In 1500, Brazil was claimed by Pedro Alvares Cabral for Portugal.
19. Goa is the name of the first Portuguese colony in southern India.
20. In 1511 the Portuguese annex the city of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula.
21. In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan started his expedition for Spain.
22. In 1520 Ferdinand Magellan died in the Philippines.
23. In 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's voyage returned to Spain after circumnavigating the globe.
24. In 1592, Madre de Deus was the name of the ship captured by the English Royal Navy.
25. Madre de Deus was captured off the coast of Azores.
26. The ship had 1,008 tons of cargo, 476 tons of pepper, gold, silver, and jewels.
27. This cargo was worth half a million pounds.
28. In 1600 the East India Company was established.
29. The East India Company was established in London.
30. In 1602 the Dutch East India Company was established.
31. Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) is the name in Dutch of the Dutch East India Company.
32. True, The Dutch Government and English Government granted charters for these two companies to take and defend colonies.
33. True, these two companies had the power to raise armies and build fortresses if necessary.
34. True, these two companies acted like governments.
35. The Spice Wars were 60 years.
36. True, the Spice Wars took place from 1602 to 1661.
37. Batavia was the name of the Dutch East Indies capital.
38. Batavia is now Jakarta in Indonesia.
39. Malacca is the name of the area the Dutch took over on the Malay Peninsula.
40. The Treaty of Utrecht of 1661 is the Dutch keeping all the territory they gained in the East Indies. They had to give up New Holland North of Brazil.
41. The Portuguese controlled Macau.
42. The Act of Union of 1707 was England and Scotland becoming the British.
43. The British established Hong Kong.
44. Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
45. Macau was returned to China in 1999.
46. Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819.
Author: Bill Price
ISBN: 978-1-77085-427-7
Chapter 17: Spice
Go to Questions
Go to Directory of Fifty Foods That Changed the Course of History
Go to Directory of Articles & Books
Answer Key
1. Venice was the gateway for goods to be transported into central and northern Europe in the 8th century.
2. Pepper came from Malabar Coast of Southwestern India.
3. Cinnamon came from Sri Lanka.
4. Cloves came from Maluku Islands of Indonesia.
5. Nutmeg came from Banda Islands, South of Maluku.
6. Sri Lanka and Indonesia were the Spice Islands.
7. Constantinople fell in 1453.
8. Spain and Portugal tried through maritime efforts to break Venice's monopoly on the spice trade.
9. Christopher Columbus sailed west and landed on the Bahamas in 1492.
10. Vasco da Gama sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497.
11. Vasco da Gama was the first European to visit Mombasa.
12. Vasco da Gama visited Calicut in 1498.
13. Kozhikode is the Malabar Coast of India.
14. Vasco da Gama lost 2 ships in his expedition.
15. The returning ship was 60 times the cost of the expedition.
16. Portugal started settling overseas colonies first.
17. Lisbon became the main mercantile port for trade with Africa.
18. In 1500, Brazil was claimed by Pedro Alvares Cabral for Portugal.
19. Goa is the name of the first Portuguese colony in southern India.
20. In 1511 the Portuguese annex the city of Malacca on the Malay Peninsula.
21. In 1519 Ferdinand Magellan started his expedition for Spain.
22. In 1520 Ferdinand Magellan died in the Philippines.
23. In 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's voyage returned to Spain after circumnavigating the globe.
24. In 1592, Madre de Deus was the name of the ship captured by the English Royal Navy.
25. Madre de Deus was captured off the coast of Azores.
26. The ship had 1,008 tons of cargo, 476 tons of pepper, gold, silver, and jewels.
27. This cargo was worth half a million pounds.
28. In 1600 the East India Company was established.
29. The East India Company was established in London.
30. In 1602 the Dutch East India Company was established.
31. Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) is the name in Dutch of the Dutch East India Company.
32. True, The Dutch Government and English Government granted charters for these two companies to take and defend colonies.
33. True, these two companies had the power to raise armies and build fortresses if necessary.
34. True, these two companies acted like governments.
35. The Spice Wars were 60 years.
36. True, the Spice Wars took place from 1602 to 1661.
37. Batavia was the name of the Dutch East Indies capital.
38. Batavia is now Jakarta in Indonesia.
39. Malacca is the name of the area the Dutch took over on the Malay Peninsula.
40. The Treaty of Utrecht of 1661 is the Dutch keeping all the territory they gained in the East Indies. They had to give up New Holland North of Brazil.
41. The Portuguese controlled Macau.
42. The Act of Union of 1707 was England and Scotland becoming the British.
43. The British established Hong Kong.
44. Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
45. Macau was returned to China in 1999.
46. Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819.
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