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Video: Spanish Empire

1) Were the Americas “Empty” or a vast wilderness before European Arrival?

2) What were the Spanish in search of? What did they find in the Americas?

3) How did the Spanish treat the natives upon arrival in the Americas?

4) What impact did Spanish trade have upon China & India?

Century of Death Questions

What was the Columbian Exchange?
What do you feel were the 2-3 best results from the Columbian exchange? What do you feel were the 2-3 worst results of the columbian exchange?
What impact did European Colonization have upon:
>> The Americas?
>> Asia?
>> Africa?
Look up the “factors of Genocide.” Do you feel what took place in the Americas can be defined/understood as a Genocide?
How was religion changing in Europe? Was this a peaceful evolution - why or why not?
Who were “witches”? What happened to witches?