Chapter 3: The Rise of the Global Empires
The Industrial Revolutions
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The History of the Eurasian Landmass
Smallpox killed at least one-third of the indigenous population in only a few months. It's why global empires could have only come out of the Eurasian landmass. For Columbus, there may have been well over 100 million people living in the Americas. But after European arrival, more than 90% of the indigenous populations were wiped out.
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