Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Middle Ages

Nutmeg was brought to Europe by the [1]

16th century

European nations took control of the nutmeg trade

17th century

Demand for nutmeg grew, as it was believed to be effective against the disease known as the [2]

The Dutch

– took control of the Banda Islands

– restricted nutmeg production to a few areas

– put [3] on nutmeg to avoid it being cultivated outside the islands

– finally obtained the island of [4] from the British

Late 18th century

1770 – nutmeg plants were secretly taken to [5]

1778 – half the Banda Islands’ nutmeg plantations were destroyed by a [6]