reading Mann-Homogenocene

SRC202008250831.pdf

*How spanish conquest in the americas caused an influx of wealth and the little ice age, which dragged everyone down and allowed western countries to take over as predoinant world powers.*

Lots of silver went to spain, caused wars and spread around. This, along with cold, caused famines and infighting everywhere. Eventually the western states took power?

Basically, massive redistribution of wealth and power shifts in the 17-19th century.

Claims:

• Spanish conquest caused the little ice age
• conquest caused the turn of power from eastern to western countries
• flow of money tells who has power
• Mexico city has modern problems

Questions:

• How did the western countries take power?

Contents:

1. how spanish silver spread
2. this tells who has power (natives americans collapse)
3. spanish silver goes to war
4. spain economic collapse
5. Silver floods everywhere
6. inflation
7. commoners can't afford food and revolt
8. little ice age causes, see KBhHIST201LittleIceAge
9. how slave trade started
   1. fewer trees
   2. more mosquitos
   3. malaria
   4. no voluntary workers
   5. slave trade
10. mexico city is a jumble of cultures
11. silver in china causes debt like spain
    1. economic collapse
    2. canabilism
    3. new dynasty (Qing)
12. Final claim: All that led to modern western power

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