Timeline for Would common people in central Europe in the 15th century notice that the whole Asia disappeared?
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| Feb 1, 2020 at 16:01 | comment | added | Michael L Watson | don't forget all the refugees | |
| Jan 31, 2020 at 12:53 | comment | added | user28434 | @Peteris, and it took a century or two to be accepted as a valid culture and enter the cuisine. | |
| Jan 31, 2020 at 12:47 | comment | added | Peteris | @MatthieuM. well, at the beginning of 15th century nobody in the old world had any potatoes, they only arrived in the late 16th century. | |
| Jan 31, 2020 at 12:43 | comment | added | Matthieu M. | @user28434: Then again, the majority of people barely had potatoes, let alone spices; only high-ranking nobles/clergy would be affected by a lack of silk/spice. | |
| Jan 31, 2020 at 12:08 | comment | added | user28434 |
People living in France wouldn't see direct evidence of Asia disappearing — majority of spice came from Asia. They will see direct evidence of spice shortage in no time.
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| Jan 31, 2020 at 7:36 | comment | added | John Hamilton | Don't forget that almost half of the Ottoman Empire has also disappeared (1450AD, Anatolia is about half of the Ottoman Empire). The news would spread like wildfire... | |
| Jan 31, 2020 at 0:14 | comment | added | Alexander | +1. If Jerusalem and all holy cites don't exist anymore, that would be a huge news for Europe. | |
| Jan 30, 2020 at 20:37 | comment | added | Slarty | An ocean where Asia was would also change the climate noticably. | |
| Jan 30, 2020 at 19:28 | comment | added | John Dvorak | I assumed that Asia would be replaced by ocean water where ocean water should be, rather than air. | |
| Jan 30, 2020 at 18:39 | history | answered | Zxyrra | CC BY-SA 4.0 |