FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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Which of the following social and demographic changes did occurred in the Western Hemisphere after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century?
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deadly diseases killed thousands
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emergence of racially mixed populations
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a new hierarchy created by intermixture of African Americans, Spanish settlers, and Native Americans
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.
Detailed explanation-2: -The New World is one of the names used for the American continents, in use since the 16th century. The Americas were at that time new to the Europeans, to whom the “Old World” consisted of only Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -It led to massive population growth and increasing urbanization. The Columbian Exchange completely changed the face of the world. Patterns of production and distribution shifted, as millions of people moved from Afro-Eurasia to the Americas, both willingly and forcibly.
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