FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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They led to the adoption of agricultural lifestyles for many indigenous communities.
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They brought new diseases that easily spread to humans living in the Americas.
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They provided new food sources and modes of transportation.
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They killed off many problematic plant and animal species.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How was the introduction of new animals, like the pig and horse, revolutionary for the Americas? They provided new food sources and modes of transportation.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the new animals, Native Americans acquired new sources of hides, wool, and animal protein. Horses and oxen also offered a new source of traction, making plowing feasible in the Americas for the first time and improving transportation possibilities through wheeled vehicles, hitherto unused in the Americas.
Detailed explanation-3: -First of all, these animals, especially pigs, completely remade the food supply. Pigs breed really quickly, they eat anything and they turn into bacon, which made them heroes to the new world just as today they are heroes to the internet.
Detailed explanation-4: -Impact of the Horse (1680–1875) Horses revolutionized Native life and became an integral part of tribal cultures, honored in objects, stories, songs, and ceremonies. Horses changed methods of hunting and warfare, modes of travel, lifestyles, and standards of wealth and prestige.