vasco da gama carried out of his expedition using sea transportation. at that time he found spices in the form of pepper. the use of sea transportation simplifies the process of transporting spices to Europe in large quantities. Oceans, distances and transit times The maritime trading network Europe’s seaborne trade North America’s seaborne trade South America’s seaborne trade Asia’s seaborne trade Africa’s seaborne trade The seaborne trade of the Middle East, Central Asia and Russia The trade of Australia and Oceania