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The search for gold was one of the main reasons for exploration of the new world.
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<span>Pope Julius II
This pope who reigned from November 1, 1503 to February 21, 1513. He founded the Swiss Guard to provide a constant corps of soldiers to protect the Pope. During his reign he's noted for many things, but primarily as a patron of the Arts. He laid the foundation stone of the new St. Peter's Basilica in 1506 and commissioned many works of art including the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo.</span>
Economies in the eastern coastal lowlands based on large plantations
Research by some scholars provides population estimates of the pre-contact Americas to be as high as 112 million in 1492, while others estimate the population to have been as low as eight million. In any case, the native population declined to less than six million by 1650.
I believe there is a book on the matter as well. Good luck. :)
