ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Hunting & gathering
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Vegetative planting
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Seed agriculture
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The Colombian Exchange
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Detailed explanation-1: -The exchange introduced a wide range of new calorically rich staple crops to the Old World-namely potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava. The primary benefit of the New World staples was that they could be grown in Old World climates that were unsuitable for the cultivation of Old World staples.
Detailed explanation-2: -New diseases were introduced to American populations that had no prior experience of them. The results were devastating. These populations also were introduced to new weeds and pests, livestock, and pets. New food and fiber crops were introduced to Eurasia and Africa, improving diets and fomenting trade there.
Detailed explanation-3: -The technology that was traded in the Columbian Exchange was mainly weapons. The New World Explorers/Traders brought rifles, cannons, and improved knives with them. These were bought by natives, trading goods such as fur for weapons.
Detailed explanation-4: -Christopher Columbus introduced horses, sugar plants, and disease to the New World, while facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World.