HIST 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Columbian Exchange
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Religious faith: europeans became more aggressive, lost faith in political leaders, productivity dropped because of the loss of the labor force. War of roses: exploration started in spain, prince henry (henry the navigator) Built new ship that made travel easier: the europeans wanted to get to asia and the spice islands, columbus symbolizes the columbian exchange. The exchange is the trade between the new and old world: new world gold and silver sparked interest, sickness was the biggest killer of indigenous people, slaves.
