Research Paper On The Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange
Disease and warfare wiped out more than 90 percent of the Indian tribes of the Arawak and Taino as well as the Mayan people in the 1500’s.
“These demographic disasters – far more devastating even than the bubonic plague in Europe – were part of what historians call the Columbian Exchange.”
According to the authors, however, this event also “transformed the economies and environments of all four continents.” This would certainly affect trade, transportation, and population densities.
While the Columbian Exchange certainly had a negative impact on the lives of those not prepared to deal with modern diseases, like the Mayans, Europeans already learned to combat diseases like the bubonic plague in 1347. All they had
Disease and warfare wiped out more than 90 percent of the Indian tribes of the Arawak and Taino as well as the Mayan people in the 1500’s.
“These demographic disasters – far more devastating even than the bubonic plague in Europe – were part of what historians call the Columbian Exchange.”
According to the authors, however, this event also “transformed the economies and environments of all four continents.” This would certainly affect trade, transportation, and population densities.
While the Columbian Exchange certainly had a negative impact on the lives of those not prepared to deal with modern diseases, like the Mayans, Europeans already learned to combat diseases like the bubonic plague in 1347. All they had