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Christopher Columbus

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SPAIN Expulsion of Muslims and Jews living in Spain Reconquista: pushed Muslim influence out of Spain by reconquering Spain from the Muslims Exploration: Christopher Columbus; Ferdinand Magellan Unification of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella; strengthening of centralization and authority of the monarchy Inquisition: persecution of non-Catholics in Spain Established colonies in the Americas and the Pacific Ocean Economy: rise in wealth with acquisition of colonies; inflation from gold and silver brought into Spain by Spanish conquistadors; eventual decline in wealth as Spanish monarchs and nobles don?t invest money in Spain, but rather spend it on luxury goods @Caribbean: first land claims; Columbus

The Columbian Exchange

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The Columbian Exchange - The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world following Columbus's voyages. Demographic Changes - The people of the new world had low immunity to diseases from the old world which increased death rates among Americans. - According to an estimate, in the century that preceded Hernán Cortés's reign in 1521, the population of natives went from more than 13 million to 700,000. - In that same century, the maya population decreased approximately 75%. - Inca fell from 9 million to 600,000. - After Portuguese arrival, Brazil's natives went to under 1 million after being at around 2.5 million before. - Smallpox, which arrived in 1518, was the most deadly.
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