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Apr 10, 2014 · 1) The fall and rise of Asia. 300 years ago, a majority of the world's economic output was located on the Asian continent. But with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, Europe's share of the...
- Matthew Yglesias
This makes the region the 10th richest in Spain, a big decrease from the 1970s/1980s - the heyday of the Spanish mining industry, when Asturias was commonly regarded as one of the most prosperous regions in Southern Europe.
Apr 26, 2024 · Some country estimates are available as far back as 1 CE and regional estimates as far back as 1820 CE. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries. This data is expressed in international-$ at 2011 prices, using a combination of 2011 and 1990 PPPs for historical data.
Oct 10, 2024 · Cairo - Egypt (300,000) The Pyramids of Giza near Cairo. Cairo, the capital city of modern-day Egypt, was one of the richest and most important cities of the Medieval period. The city was first founded as a military encampment during the Islamic conquest in the 7th century. The city was famously the seat of power for the Ayyubid dynasty, which ...
- The Thirst For Gold
- Aztec Gold
- Inca Gold
- The Gold of El Dorado
- Lost Treasures
When Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) arrived in the Americas in 1492, the one commodity that all European monarchs craved was gold. With this precious yellow metal, armies, mercenaries, and gunpowder weapons could be paid for, and their kingdoms could be defended and expanded. Gold has always been rare, but at the end of the 15th century, it was e...
When Cortés began the conquest of Mexico in 1519, the search for gold was foremost in his mind and the primary motivation of his fellow conquistadors. The superior weapons of the conquistadors, their aggressive and total wartactics, and the brilliant use of local allies all conspired to bring the Spanish victory after victory and ultimate control o...
In Peru, the conquistador Francisco Pizarro attacked the Inca Empire in 1532 and captured its ruler, Atahualpa. The Inca civilization considered gold the sweat of their sun god Inti, and so it was used to manufacture all manner of objects of religious significance, especially masks and sun disks. The Coricancha Temple of the Sun in Cuscowas covered...
In ancient Colombia, gold was also revered for its lustre and association with the sun. In powdered form, gold was used to cover the body of the future Muisca (Chibcha) king in a lavish coronation ceremony, which gave rise to the legend of El Dorado ('Gilded Man'). The newly dusted monarch then leapt into Lake Guatavita in a ritual act of cleansing...
As the conquistadors were only interested in gold and not what shape it came in, they relentlessly melted artefacts down to make coins and ingots, which were easier to transport back to Europe and easier to share out amongst themselves. Sacred statues, despite the best efforts of the locals to hide them away, were found and melted down. Gold items ...
Comparing the size of dwellings at archaeological ruins, researchers found increasing wealth inequality over thousands of years. Technology accelerates the trend, first in the Old World and then...
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Instead of looking at current countries, we use calculations for 8 ‘regions’ (Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the USSR, Asia, Japan, Latin America, Africa, and the Western Offshoots) that remain the same from 8000 BCE to 2003 CE.
