Geography 2050A/B Lecture 5: Lecture 5
7 Feb 2017
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Europe"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept of ra(cid:272)e due to the (cid:272)olo(cid:374)ial e(cid:374)terprise. Portuguese invention of the carrack and the caravel (types of vessel to go long distances) Columbus used three of these to go to the americas (accident) (la nina, la pinta, la santa maria) Conquest of foreign people and lands: the croix and the sword. 17th century european powers divides the world among themselves. European powers destroyed civilizations and committed genocide (also slaves, sickness) Imported disease in north america killed 50-90% of indigenous populations (small pox) Spain and france: the most dominant powers of the 16rh century (1500s) Habsburg dynasty inherited the joint crowns of castile and aragon in 1519. After 1526 incorporated the rest of hungary, as well burgundy and the low countries. Emperor carlos 1st sof spain (also known as charles the 5th of germany)- came to possess almost a quarter of continental europe plus the spanish empire overseas and the title of the holy roman.
