Conquest of the New World is considered by some to be one of the most profound events in world history. Its impact, both positive and negative, influenced the world with which we are so familiar today. Separated by a great ocean, the two developed independently of each other, unaware of the mass destruction and production that was to generate from their meeting.
The PreColumbian world had matured in relative obscurity, although its development had taken much longer than it had in the Old World. Defined by the standards of civilization, life in the Americas was young in its experience. Basically, the cultures were paganistic, lives centered about their various religious deities. This differed greatly from a world where the fervor of
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