Summer Hensley 16 September 2014 World History Cromwell Age of Exploration During the Age of Exploration in 1400-1700‚ European explorer discovered new lands. The reason why explorers travel were God‚ gold‚ and glory.Europeans believed they were going to Asia for the spice trade‚ but actually discovered The New World . From the discovery of The New World‚ two cultures collided.People debated about whether or not European explorers should still be glorified to society. The effect of exploration
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As stated in our reading‚ “Europeans were the original ones to introduce the Columbian exchange and the collision of humanities that took place in the New World. The results of contact were generally bad: the tale is mostly one of hunger‚ disease‚ and death.” [Work Cited. #1] Disease affected everyone‚ and unfortunately the results were not pretty. The Columbian Exchange was a crossover of agriculture‚ animals‚ and diseases that came from one society to the next. The more the Spanish people came
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Graded Assignment Consequences of the Columbian Exchange Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit. (50 points) 1. Write an essay on one unintended consequence of the Columbian Exchange. To begin‚ read the examples of actions and consequences below‚ and note how each consequence was intended or unintended. Action Consequence Intended/Unintended/Both Some European sailors and conquistadors have smallpox. Sailors come in contact with Native Americans‚ who
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-Much land is deforested and disrupted as diamond and silver mining emerges. -New crops from Americas causes India’s population to rise almost double in size. -Columbian Exchange brings new crops to this region‚ allowing for the farmers of the region to exploit more of their land for extra crops. -American crops such as potatoes and corn increases population of the region. -Traders of the region utilize the monsoon winds in order to navigate across the Indian Ocean. -Silver mining causes deforestation
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How did the Columbian exchange boost the natives lives and improved their land and other parts of the world? The Columbian exchange was an interesting point in history that developed the natives lives and made them as happy as they have ever been. The Columbian Exchange delivered many new ideas and technology systems that improved and advanced the first nations lives‚ new plants and animals were introduced to the natives that helped them survive harsh environments and established new foods and transportation
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oceans. According to document 4 the Europeans started to adventure out to the rest of the world. Many aspects of this exchange had positive effects‚ such as the exchange of foods between Europe and America‚ there were also negative effects‚ such as the exchange of diseases between Europe and America. In document 6 A shows a negitve effect of the age of exploration and the Columbian exchange because a great amount of the Native American population went down when then Europeans arrived at the new world because
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3. result of epidemics=increased raiding of enemies d. Not total destruction i. Paul Kelton and the “Four Nations’” response in the South III. European response: epidemics as the Hand of God IV. The Columbian Exchange a. The “biological consequences” of 1492: disease and new crops/animals i. From Old World to New: disease‚ wheat‚
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The Columbian exchange was the trade of raw materials‚ plants‚ culture and many other things from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere and vice versa. Lets break it down by the effects on the West and East. In the West‚ the main groups of people were Native american tribes. European explorers unwittingly brought along plague and small pox which killed off most natives over several decades. European explorers also brought along their techniques of farming‚ hunting‚ fighting‚ city building
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During 1492 to 1750‚ the Columbian Exchange had demographic and environmental effects on the New World and Old World had similar yet different effects on each other. Effects were how the Old World and New World brought plants and animals to each other and made different uses with them‚ but also had different effects on there population. Different effects on the Old and New World made both have different outcomes with their population and way of life. When the Old World brought to the New World
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more stuff Agriculture: Many of the plant foods we take for granted came from the Columbian Exchange. The one everyone talks about is the potato and its effect on Ireland. Feed corn is another New World plant. If we look at the effect of the potato and corn on Europe and America (European culture in the New World) we see that these two starches made possible an explosion in the numbers of humans and domestic animals the culture could support. In his book "Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel‚" Jared Diamond
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