In this activity, you will map the migration of pepper across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Working alone or in a group, read the statements below as clues and determine the appropriate place each statement describes by referring to the article, SpiceMigrations: Nutmeg. Type your answer in the fields.
Then using your answers as reference points, trace the history of nutmeg migration by dragging the numbered pin to the area of the map its statement best describes.
In this activity, you will map the migration of nutmeg across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
Working alone or in a group, read the statements below as clues and determine the appropriate place each statement describes by referring to the article, Spice Migrations: Nutmeg. Type your answer in the fields.
Then using your answers as reference points, trace the history of nutmeg migration by dragging the numbered pin to the area of the map its statement best describes.
Nutmeg originated from here.
By 750 CE, this city had already grown into the world’s marketplace for nutmeg and other spices.
Active exporting by the Bandanese at this port made nutmeg a global commodity.
In the 1500s, nutmeg traveled east to this region.
In 1511, this European country took control of Melaka but was unable to directly trade with Bandanese merchants for nutmeg.
In 1599, this European country gained control of trade in the Bandas, leading to years of deportations, executions and enslavement.
North Sumatra, and the islands Sulawesi and Java are where nutmeg is largely grown, making this country one of the largest producers of the spice.