The biography of spices

Título:

PERSONAL_AUTHOR_EPSB:

Ellen. Rodger

Resumen:

Describes the history of the spice trade, how it changed over time, and its impact.

EBSP_VARIANT_TITLE:

Spices

Fecha de publicación como intervalo:

2006

SERIES_EPSB:

How did that get here?

Descripción física:

32 p. : ill.

Nota general:

Includes glossary and index.

20.00.

Contenido:

What are spices? -- From whence they came -- Types of spices -- The ancient spice trade -- Medieval spices -- Merchant companies -- New World, new spices -- The American spice trade -- A nutmeg farm -- Harvesting other spices -- Spice trading today -- Glossary/index.

What are spices? -- Geography: from whence they came -- How spices grow -- Growing other spices (non-exotics) -- The ancient spice trade -- Frankincense and myrrh -- Spices of discovery -- Age of empire -- U.S. traders -- A spice farm -- The spice market today -- Glossary/index.

EPSB_521_0:

5.0.

EPSB_521_2:

4.0-9.0.

Información del programa:

Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 1.0 103196

Science; Social Studies

Juvenile Literature

Término de la materia:

Spice trade -- History.

Spices.

Food supply.