"Spanish conquest of major areas of the Americas set in motion two of the most far-reaching processes in modern history. One involved microbes, the other precious metals." Explain
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Answer: The lack of immunities to European diseases among Native Americans resulted in a decimation of the native population. The enslavement and brutal treatment of natives intensified the lethal effects. A diminishing supply of local labor would later necessitate the importation of African slaves. A massive flow of silver from America to England provided additional revenue, but also caused a "price revolution" and inflationary pressures which later prompted Europeans to emigrate to America.
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Which of these was a characteristic of both pastoral nomads and farming communities?
A) villages B) societies based on the family C) small, isolated communities D) large families
Shi'ite Muslims, such as the Safavids, had a festival every year to commemorate the death of
a. Ali. b. Muhammad. c. Saladin. d. Hussein. e. Fatima
English settlers in New York demanded their rights over their former Dutch rulers through the Charter of Liberties.
a. true b. false