CHAPTER 17&18 OUTLINE STUDY GUIDE Bryan Marchena I. The Columbian Exchange and its Effects A. Cultural Diversity 1. The peoples of the New World lacked immunity to diseases from the Old World. Smallpox‚ measles‚ diphtheria‚ typhus‚ influenza‚ malaria‚ yellow fever and maybe pulmonary plague caused severe declines in the population of native peoples in the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. Syphilis was the only significant disease thought to have been transferred from the Americas to
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The Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of agriculture‚ livestock‚ food‚ religious ideas‚ diseases‚ and evidently slaves between the New World and Old World after 1492. This exchange between the two worlds was brought on by the “discovery” of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492. This ecological change resulted in the introduction of new vegetation and animals to the New and Old Worlds as positive effects of this grand exchange‚ but the negative effects include the new
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11/4/15 131 How Food shaped the World By Kimberly Happensack Food has come a long way. From being something necessary for survival‚ to something that some people do simply for enjoyment or even as a pastime. It’s no secret that each and every civilization throughout history has built villages‚ cultures‚ empires and even religious views on and around food. So‚ what is the impact? How does it shape where we are now‚ and‚ more importantly‚ how will it shape the future. With today’s
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Europe ’s maritime dominance and the opening of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans had major consequences in world history. Including creating a new international pool for the basic exchange of foods‚ diseases‚ and a few manufactured products. While this exchange had its high points such as introduction of new crops and new animals to the Americas and other countries it also brought widespread demographic destruction. At the same time Native Americans who had never been brought into contact with the
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Assignment Document-Based Question: The Columbian Exchange Submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date to receive full credit. (45 points) 1. To complete this Graded Assignment‚ retrieve the Columbian Exchange DBQ. Use this document with its essay instructions and the DBQ Checklist to complete this DBQ essay. Please consult the rubric throughout the process. Using the documents‚ analyze the costs and benefits of the Columbian Exchange on the New World. What additional kind of documents would
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The Columbian Exchange Vs. the Triangular trade What is the Columbian exchange? Many people may have never heard this term before. The Columbian exchange began after Columbus begins to make “settlements” in the “new world” in the year 1492. Now‚ you may think how does finding a new civilization cause and exchange. Well‚ the Columbian exchange was not all about products and culture. In reality‚ it was mostly dealing with the biological effects of the “immigrants” on the natives. When the settlers
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Around this time‚ things started to be clearer. War itself along with trade was a mixture of disaster and it only made more problems for us. Diasporic Communities were full of merchants like me and we helped set up communities where cultural traditions were shared and spread throughout into indigenous culture. An example can be the Jewish communities in the Mediterranean‚ Indian Ocean Basin‚ or along the Silk Roads. When I was traveling from China into the India Ocean Route‚ another fellow merchant
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What are some consequences of the Columbian Exchange? The Columbian exchange was a movement that changed the Americas permanently. The Americas were inhabited by the Indians which lived in tribes. When Conquistadores such as Cristobal Colon arrived they brought in much more than just people. Food‚ animals‚ diseases and new customs changed America. First of all the Native American population decreased because of slavery and illnesses a ninety percent. This was a huge change in the population
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Chandler Monk Mr. Gibbs AP U.S. History 16 September 2012 North America was greatly affected by many European goods‚ diseases‚ technology‚ and ideas‚ but what influence did America have on the English settlers? Disease led to great death tolls in both Indians and settlers‚ but the effectiveness of the diseases was decided solely by one influence. Goods played a key role in boosting the colonies’ economy‚ but goods and crops could not be produced if it were not for a single factor‚ making America
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discovered a route to the Americas and brought‚ crops‚ animals‚ new ideas‚ minerals‚ and diseases. This began a mix of the “old and new world” this gave both positive and negative impacts on the world. From evidence to be shared‚ I believe that the cost of the Colombian Exchange outweighed the good. The Colombian Exchange had many negative aspects and effects due to the Exchange. Evidence of this can be found in Document 4‚ where it displays the decrease of American lives between 1500 and 1600. The number
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