He was saying that the sun is in the middle of the solar system and the church was saying the earth was in the center. This means that the church was lying to the people and this meant that he was challenging the church and tradition . they resolved thus by having him excommunicated
I think the answer is gold.
The Portuguese were the first explorers who landed in Uruguay. They were looking for gold and silver to get more influence towards the other nations. However, Uruguay does not have gold and silver in their territory.
The discovery of petroleum/oil most likely greatly affected the economies of many middle eastern countries.
American and foreign manufactured goods comparable in price and therefore persuade Americans to buy American products.
