ECONOMICS
TRADE EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
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New foods and technologies were available in the Old World and New World.
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Europeans were able to diversify their culture by adapting New World religious beliefs.
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Latin Americans built stronger immune systems after exposure to European diseases.
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A new language was created for all people to use in both the Old World and New World.
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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: -Though there were positive effects, the Columbian Exchange had a long-lasting negative impact. Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas facilitated the exchange of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds. For generations, Christopher Columbus was considered a hero of American history.
Detailed explanation-3: -The travel between the Old and the New World was a huge environmental turning point, called the Columbian Exchange. It was important because it resulted in the mixing of people, deadly diseases that devastated the Native American population, crops, animals, goods, and trade flows.
Detailed explanation-4: -Possibly the most dramatic, immediate impact of the Columbian Exchange was the spread of diseases. In places where the local population had no or little resistance, especially the Americas, the effect was horrific. Prior to contact, indigenous populations thrived across North and South America.