History GCSE
Trade and economic wealth
What Trade and economic wealth means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Trade and economic wealth
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Silver and gold from Peru were shipped to Panama, carried overland to the Caribbean coast and loaded onto galleons bound for Spain, making Panama the economic linchpin of the Spanish Empire.
Topics that use Trade and economic wealth
- Option P1: Key topic 2: The conquistadors, 1513–c1528 - 3 Impact of Spain in the Americas (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Colonial infrastructure
- Crown versus conquistador authority
- Cultural imperialism and religious conversion
- Demographic collapse and disease
- Economic exploitation
- Exploration and expansion
- Imperial administration and governance
- Strategic geography
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