claim territory
secure gold (and goods)
life in Spanish colonies
decline of the Spanish empire
I believe the answer is inflation.
Inflation- rising prices due to an increase in the supply of money
<span>A.
It included territory on five different continents.
- not true! only 3 continents: Africa, Asia, Europe
B.
It stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
- this is true! it touched the Atlantic in today's Portugal and the Red Sea in Egypt!
C.
It covered all of Central and Eastern Europe.
- it didn't reach that far
D.
It encompassed all of Africa and most of Asia. </span>- definitely not, it covered only the northern tip of Africa and only a small part of Asia.
