The Columbian Exchange Kristy L. Atkins People & the Land: Intro to Cultural Geography Thematic Essay #1 Mr. Gerald Golden Alfred Crosby dubbed it the Columbian Exchange. Simply describing the interchanges between the Old World and the Americas‚ these interchanges included animals‚ plants‚ and diseases; and took place in the Caribbean in 1492 after Columbus arrived. Ironically enough‚ the Columbian Exchange was an astonishing benefit to Europe and its colonies‚ while being a complete misfortune
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economical structures greatly. Europe’s and Africa’s economic structure grew while Americas didn’t. Also America’s and Africa’s social structure decreased but helped Europe discover new goods and economy grow and religion spread. After the return of Columbus from the Americas‚ his discovery led to the Columbian exchange which helped Europe’s economy grow and colonization expand. After colonizing in America Europe started bringing in Indians from America to Europe to work on the sugar plantations which
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History 8/22/14 Columbian Exchange In the late 15th and early 16th centuries explorers wanted to discover new lands due to overpopulation and curiosity of what the world was. This was called the Age of Discovery; a time when sailors set sail and went to discover more about the world. During this period‚ when sailors landed on the Americas‚ the Spanish‚ French‚ and English colonies looted the lands and also traded with the locals‚ causing the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was hard on the
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The discovery of North America brought many benefits for the Europeans but very little benefits for the native people of North America. The Columbian Exchange which involved the exchanging of diseases‚ animals and plants ended up being very helpful for the Europeans that came over to the new world but was not as helpful for the native people. The native people’s population suffered majorly from the introduction of new diseases from the Old World that the Europeans brought over with them. Of course
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The pros of the columbian exchange do outweigh the cons for me. Without the columbian exchange‚ I probably wouldn’t be here. My dad’s part of the family is from Italy and Ireland and my mom’s side is from Ireland and Sweden mostly. The Columbian exchange made a big impact on my life and basically made my life. Society has seen equal sides of the Columbian exchange. The society back then saw many things like disease‚ conflict‚ and starvation. They had new food and more animals to add to the land
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biological exchanges being conducted during the 15th and 16th centuries after many of Columbus’s extensive voyages‚ this way of interaction was soon referred to as the Columbian Exchange. The effects of the Columbian Exchange resulted in beneficial rewards such as more variety of crops being grown‚ the introduction of animals to other continents‚ an improvement in technology‚ as well as detrimental consequences such as the rapidly increasing spread of diseases. Although the Columbian Exchange was not
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The Columbian Exchange was basically a period where animals‚ slaves‚ and vegetables were traded between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The main continents that traded were North America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. This era was considered to have begun when Christopher Columbus went overseas and discovered the New World. On his ships‚ he carried a lot of people and animals and plants. The Columbian Exchange was also an introduction of new‚ major crops to all four hemispheres. It also changed
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The Columbian Exchange was the trafficking of goods‚ ideas‚ and disease between the Americas and Europe that took place during and after the Age of Exploration. From the Americas‚ Europe would get new crops such as corn‚ white and sweet potatoes‚ tomatoes and tobacco. Europe would also see some new diseases originating from the Americas‚ most notably syphilis. Though not as rich in large food animals as Europe‚ some New World animals would make their way back including turkeys. The major portion
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new trend in exploration and colonization was sparked. Europeans were greatly interested in colonizing and taking full control of the land discovered in the Americas and Africa. The exchange of diverse plants‚ food‚ and animals would ultimately lead to a better life for the Europeans‚ as they would be exposed to new items. The Columbian Exchange brought many effects‚ socially and economically‚ to the New World‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The Columbian exchange began after the explorations of Christopher
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Hemisphere were searching for alternate water routes to Asia in order to get goods such as: spices‚ silks‚ gold‚ porcelain‚etc. Though many explorers did not reach this goal‚ their journeys led to the discovery of new land in the Americas. Once the New World was founded‚ explorers continued to venture out and find more land. Explorations brought new products to the New World to trade with Europe‚ but the Columbian exchange didn’t always have the best impact‚ like the way it negatively affected the
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