According to Britannica it was cause by late blight.
I think its Hindu but then again I may be wrong
Hope this helps anyway. :)
Answer:
because they were able to a little amount at a time instead of paying full price.
Explanation:
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The fastest way to communicate across continents in the 1500s was by ship. If you wanted to bring a certain message across a continent than there was no faster way than actually sending it on a ship and waiting for the ship to arrive safely to the other continent.
