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What event occurred in the byzantine empire in the late fifteenth century that limited europe's access to spices from the east?

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Ottoman armies conquered Constantinople and took control of trade routes to the East. For hundreds of years, European traders carried on a busy trade with traders from Asia using the trade routes to the East. The goods traded most were gold, jewels, silk, perfumes, and especially spices.






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