The Columbian Exchange is the period of time when there were cultural and biological changes from the Old World to the New World. This would go on to completely change the Europeans and Native Americans way of life. It all started when Columbus set sail to the west for new trade routes to India in 1492 and lasted throughout the years of exploration. The exchange impacted both sides of the Atlantic socially and culturally. This exchange included technology‚ diseases‚ animals‚ and plants. Technology
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Upon the arrival of the Europeans to North America in 1492‚ there began a massive transformation in the global ecosystem resulting from the exchange of flora‚ fauna‚ and disease between the Old World and the New. This interchange of native life-forms was called the Columbian Exchange by historian Alfred Crosby in his book of that title. Centuries of geographic isolation had led to the divergent evolution of flora and fauna in North America and Europe. In the New World‚ Europeans encountered indigenous
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail across the Atlantic from Spain with the intention of getting to India in search of spice. However‚ he landed in the Americas under the impression that he was in India‚ and so‚ he called the inhabitants Indians when in truth and fact they weren’t. It is believed by most experts that the Indians originated from Northeast Asia and others believe that they came from different parts of Asia. The topic of this passage‚ in a nutshell‚ is the way of life of the Native
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Columbian Exchange After Christopher Columbus’s voyage in the 15th and 16th century The Columbian Exchange started which was the trade of food‚ animals‚ and different resources between the new world and old world. The new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange because of the introduction of tobacco‚ diseases‚ and horses. One of the reasons the new world was affected more by the Columbian Exchange was because of tobacco. Many people were and are still being affected and or ruined because
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1492 the exchange lasted through the years of expansion and discovery. The Columbian Exchange impacted the social and cultural makeup of both sides of the Atlantic. Then‚ the Native Americans also experienced epidemics in the form of new diseases‚ and brought over by the Europeans. The Columbian Exchange positively affected the lives of the Europeans. They gained many things as crops‚ like maize and potatoes‚ land in the Americas‚ and slaves from Africa. And yet the Columbian Exchange just may be
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continuities to both socially and economically . Economically‚ the Columbian exchange helped transport many of items and goods across the Atlantic also China still remained a major exporter of fine goods from 1492 to 1750. Socially‚ the kongos social structure was changed after being conquered by the Portuguese also in the 1492 to 1750 period. The Columbian exchange drastically changed the economy in the Atlantic. The Columbian exchange traded many things including important goods like potatoes‚ cassava
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The Columbian Exchange altered the political and economic of Indians negatively and successfully through the population decrease‚ alliances with Europeans‚ and wars with Europeans. The population of Indians in the New World greatly altered the political and economic society there. After 1492‚ 90% of all Indians had died due to disease from the Europeans‚ greatly weakening the power and supremacy of certain Indian tribes. Tribes like the Inca‚ Maya‚ and Aztec were all some of the strongest tribes
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The Columbian Exchange was the trading of goods‚ people‚ and ideas between continents in the times of exploration. The exchange took place between the New Word and Europe in the 15th century to the 16th century. It was caused by exploration and the increased need for materials within the continents. The settlers sent corn‚ potatoes‚ tomatoes‚ peanuts‚ beans‚ and tobacco from the Americas to Europe. From Europe to the Americas‚ the people sent wheat‚ rice‚ oats‚ barley‚ guns‚ horses‚ cattle‚ pigs
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The Mediterranean Sea had been the focus of European trade with other parts of the world for over 2000 years. In fact‚ until about the year 1500‚ the Atlantic Ocean had been a barrier‚ for Europeans. After 1492‚ this focus shifted to the Atlantic Ocean by routes south around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and by trans-Atlantic trade. European discoveries of new land meant an increase in commercial activity of the society from which the discoverer comes. Until then‚ most trading and manufacturing originated
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Columbian Exchange: Chocolate (Interaction between humans and the environment) Chocolate orginated in central and South America from the cacao tree (pronounced "ka-kow"). The earliest use and cultivation of the cacao tree has been dated as far back as 1400 B.C. in Honduras‚ by the Olmecs. Chocolate was initially made into a type of beverage called xocolatl by the mesoamerican people‚ a nahuatl word meaning "bitter water" due to the cacao tree’s bitter taste when unfermented. Chocolate
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