What Are the Spice Islands?

What Are the Spice Islands? What are the Spice Routes and why was Columbus looking for them when he discovered the new world?  Sources:  https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/content/what-are-spice-routes https://www.grapesandgrains.org/2017/06/the-spice-trade-routes-and-history.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/spice-trade https://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/made-on-earth/the-flavours-that-shaped-the-world/ Send us listener mail! Send an audio message: anchor.fm/inquisikids-daily/message Send an email: [email protected]