SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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What were the two most important commodities that the Spanish Empire cultivated/acquired in the New World?
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Steel and guns
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Silk and spices
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Silver and sugar
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Slaves and pepper
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Impact of Columbus’s Voyages (394) For example, gold and silver mined in South America were shipped eastward to Spain. This helped Spain become a major world power. The exchange affected the way people in both worlds lived. American foods such as potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and corn were introduced in Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -These include oranges and other citrus fruits, bananas, apples, almonds, onions, wheat and rice. European settlers also introduced all the main species of agricultural livestock now reared in North America, such as … cattle, sheep, domesticated pigs and horses.
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