The land had a lot of gold which was taken by the Spaniards when they took control of the island, and since there was a lot of gold and since it is an island the trade flourished there, hence the name Puerto Rico, which is Spanish for Rich Port
Clarification:
I found the document online.
Answer:
1. This document is a secondary source.
2. It was written in 1954.
3. According to this textbook the "Dark Ages" lasted from 476 to about 1100 C.E.
4. According to this textbook, the "early Middle Ages" were a "Dark Age" because civilization slipped back into semi-barbarism.
5. The similarity between this textbook and the American Cyclopaedia entry is that both texts talk about barbarian supremacy. However, the main difference is that the American Cyclopaedia talks about an education revival.
Explanation:
To complete this exercise, you have to read the document that has the excerpt of the textbook called The Record of Mankind written by Roehm, A., Buske, M., Webster, H. & Wesley, E.
The textbook explains that the <u>chief cause of the semi-barbarism was the lack of a government which could keep order.</u>
