History GCSE
Consequences of empire
What Consequences of empire means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The Inca Empire was destroyed, indigenous populations plummeted due to disease and forced labour, and Spain gained immense wealth, establishing a vast colonial empire in South America.
Topics that use Consequences of empire
- Option P1: Key topic 3: The Spanish Empire c1528–c1555 - 1 Pizarro and the conquest of the Incas (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Conflict and conquest
- Exploration and discovery
- Impact of disease
- Indigenous resistance
- Motivation for conquest
- Political instability
- Technological disparity
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