2. Most historians emphasize that specific historical outcomes are often dependent on contingent events—the unexpected or unpredictable things
that turn out to be truly important. What contingent events are most important
in shaping the new global interface between 1492 and 1639?

What do sellers do if they expect the price of goods they have for sale to increase dramatically in the near future? store the goods indefinitely regardless of when the price rises store the goods until the price rises and then try to sell them sell the goods now and try to invest the money instead of resupplying sell the goods now but try to get the higher price for them