Guess the Spices
As we study the Gateway to the Orient, we can
recall the influence that the Orient had on Europeans, and even American development.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo made his journey to the East, returning with many new and
exciting stories, foods, and cloths. This, of course, eventually led to Columbus' exploration
to the west (in search of a better route to the East), where he found the Americas and brought
back news of the new lands to Europe. But back to Marco Polo, one of the great discoveries
he brought back to the Mediterranean was the many spices of the Orient.
As a pre-opening activity, set up a series of blind boxes that have different spices in them.
Label the boxes with letters or numbers and list out the letters/numbers on blank pieces of
paper. Have everyone go to each box to smell the spice and try to guess what it is.
Some spices to include are pepper, cloves, mace and nutmeg, cinnamon, thyme, anise seed, bay,
coriander, and marjoram.
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