The Roman Empire split into Eastern and Western Rome so were easily destroyed by the Goths, Franks, Huns and Vandals.
Trade increases competition and lowers world prices, which provides benefits to consumers by raising the purchasing power of their own income, and leads a rise in consumer surplus. Trade also breaks down domestic monopolies, which face competition from more efficient foreign firms.
Answer:
Keep this little phrase in mind: <u>gold, glory, and God.</u> In that order. The reason the Catholic monarchs Isabella and Ferdinand sponsored Columbus was
- <u>gold.</u> They wanted to get rich off of gold, which would enable them to increase their wealth and trading power as per the economic system of mercantilism.
- <u>glory.</u> They wanted their names to be famous. Two of the islands that Columbus saw were named after the two rulers (Isabela Island and Fernandina).
- <u>God.</u> They were highly Catholic (remember the Spanish Inquisition?) and they wanted to spread that, in theory, to the primitive natives.
The Catholic Church was angered at any sort of disobedience or anyone that refused to listen to what they believed was right, and they did everything in their power to make sure that they and their beliefs were destroyed to only leave theirs, which they believed was the ultimate truth.
