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第一段:常见的物品有时候会在世界发展中扮演令人惊奇的角色。举例:大多数人会把nutmeg和烘焙食物联系在一起,但是这种常见香料曾改变了历史。Nutmeg这种树只长在班达岛,并且通过威尼斯商人在欧洲成为了奢侈品。荷兰人为了垄断这种香料,进攻班达岛并获得了成功。
第二段:然而,荷兰和英国在班达这方面有冲突。之后英国放弃班达岛的控制权并以此换取新阿姆斯特丹。荷兰人认为nutmeg的贸易比新阿姆斯特丹更加重要,就同意了。在1667年,交易达成(Treaty of Breda),最终新阿姆斯特丹迅速更名为纽约。
Mainpoint: an amazing role of nutmug which change the world history
P1: introduce a spicy and influence
● luxury only produced on Banda island
● Dutch control the nutmeg trade through a attack of Banda island
P2: Territory exchage
● battle with british with one island of Banda chain
● exchange territory, new amsterdan in US to one island to Banda(why exchange?->key point)
● New amsterdan is New York
283小物品,大作用:班达群岛之肉豆蔻
P1: nutmeg once altered the course of political history. Nutmeg tree used to grow only in BI, Dutch attacked BI to monopoly this spices.
P2: one island of BI remained British, cause conflict between N&E. British cede(割让)this island for NA. Dutch prefer spice trade than mercantile value of NA so accepted the offer. 1667 Dutch complete control BI and nutmeg trade, British has NA(NY)