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L3 European Invasion Flashcards

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Disease in the New World

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Reality:Conquest was due to disease smallpox chicken pox measles mumps. 50 to 90% died from disease zooNautic diseases because Europeans had heard animals helped build immunity natives didn’t have herd animals

Myth: Indian military wasn’t good
Europeans didn’t have better meds only a quarantine system

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Technology

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Guns: unreliable

Horses: big advantage for scouting and logistics

Swords body armor: biggest advantage was metal

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Christopher Columbus

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Genoa Italian
Looking for cotton and spices
Spanish finally funded and 1491

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