by Elva Cobb Martin As a review, the Spice Trade refers to the trade between historical civilizations in Asia, Northeast Africa and Europe. Spices such as cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, cassia cardamom, ginger, pepper and turmeric were known and used in antiquity for commerce. NUTMEG Nutmeg and New York The Spice Trade brought great riches to Arab, Indian, Venetian, Portuguese, Dutch, and Spanish traders. It once brought death to residents of the Banda spice islands over a nutmeg monopoly. In…