The Americas to 1620
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The Americas to 1620
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The Americas to 1620. Crusades. Reconquista. Trading Networks . Short , cheap, and safe sea route between Europe and Asia. New World attractions . Indians represented mankind before the fall of Adam: noble savages. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Americas to 1620
Crusades Reconquista
Trading Networks
Short, cheap, and safe sea route between Europe and Asia
New World attractions
Indians represented mankind before the fall of Adam: noble savages
To Indians, the world was alive, animated by a spiritual force that was both
universal and intelligent
Columbian Exchange
Wrest a profit
enslaved African labor Triangular Trade
