1.       Mexico supplied Spain with material wealth, principally in the form of  _________________, and as a market for Spanish goods.

Metals

Agricultural

Labor and  __________________ ownership spoke to the impact of drastic demographic decline after the conquest.

Property

With the introduction of plow horses, mules, and                             agriculture required fewer permanent workers and more land could be cultivated.

OXEN

Hides, wool, and                               created new demand and industries.

MEAT

Money remained scarce making ­­­­­­­­­___________________ important.

Credit

1.       New Cereal crops and _______________ animals improved diets and food supplies.

Domestic

 Both the Church and wealthy Merchants served as the basic sources of credit in the absence of a modern ________________ system.

banking