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THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPEDITIONS - Coggle Diagram
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE EXPEDITIONS
Economic consequences
the Mediterranean became less important.
The port cities along the Atlantic coast grew
Large quantities of precious metals
Hispanic Monarchs used these riches
to finance war
amount of money in circulation increased
Long distance trade brought
large quantity of exotic products to Europe
Political consequences
During the next two centuries
European powers occupied different regions
This resulted in the
expansion of the known world
creation of European colonial empires
Cultural consequences
development of other sciences like geography
biology
and anthropology
European culture
spread around the world.
Technology
developed to meet
new needs, especially navigation.