Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in The Spanish Empire.
A highly contagious European disease to which the Incas had no natural immunity, causing devastating population loss.
Smallpox appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Spain and the New World, especially The Spanish Empire and Conquest of the Incas.
Spain and the New World
The Spanish Empire • Conquest of the Incas
Spain and the New World
The Conquistadors • Impact of Spain in the Americas
Spain and the New World
The Conquistadors • Conquest of Mexico
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