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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The Columbian Exchange- 1- The Columbian exchange changed the way we eat because now we have way more food possibilities. The new world and the old world food can now be combined to make even more possibilities. It changed the way we live in the aspect that it spread diseases. There is a lot of cereal in my house‚ without the Columbian exchange‚ perhaps that wouldn’t be the case because a lot of cereal is derived from corn. Nutrition wise it can go either way (being healthy or not healthy).
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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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Nowadays‚ People laugh at myths for being silly and nonsensical but myth are what kept our ancestors alive. Some of us still believe that God created Earth because there is no other sensible reason that exists until date. This was also true in Ancient Egypt. People thought that the most sensible answer to ANY question would be coming from their deities. In general‚ mythology helped Egyptian people to understand natural phenomena. It encouraged the acceptance of one’s place in the world as being justified
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wrote in his journal: “They give what they possess in exchange for anything that may be given to them. I here saw some of the ship ’s boys bartering broken bits of glass and crockery for darts. This was just the beginning of the Old World changing the New World. Christopher Columbus’ voyage transformed the world because making contact with the New World initiated a set of profound changes for the future. The legacy of his voyage became known as the Columbian Exchange. His connection to the New World
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Reflection of The Columbian Exchange Crosby‚ Alfred W. “ The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492.” Duke University Press‚ 2003 Before reading this book‚ when I think of the Columbian Exchange‚ a song/poem I had to memorize in elementary school about Christopher Columbus comes into my mind. “ In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue‚ he had three ships and left from Spain‚ he sailed through sunshine‚ wind and rain” I see Christopher Columbus setting sail to find
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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 Columbian Exchange and the Colonization of America The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases‚ ideas‚ food crops‚ and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. While some had cataclysmic results for the indigenous populations‚ other interactions led to exchanges of ideas and resources. These exchanges altered life on both sides of the Atlantic. In North America many native cultures had lived and
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Although the Columbian Exchange was a time of negative issues such as the introduction of diseases and genocide‚ the positive factors of the Columbian Exchange were more important. The arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World created an imaginary bridge between the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. This imaginary bridge is what began the Columbian Exchange. Before the introduction of animals in the New World‚ the Native Americans only had dogs‚ fowls‚ guinea pigs‚ and two breeds
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