FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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the annual storage of crops for native peoples.
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the transport of slaves from the Americas to Africa.
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the spread of new diseases, which led to vaccinations.
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the transfer of plants, people, and ideas between the Americas, Europe, and Africa.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Plants from the Americas transformed life in Europe, Asia, and Africa. They not only changed cuisine and culture but resulted in major economic and environmental shifts. This is because many of the new crops, such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and cassava, were calorically rich and quickly became staple crops.
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: -It triggered mass African migration, the rise of African communities, the toppling of African empires, and the advent of racism against slaves. This led them to explore new fertile and sunny lands near the equator as well.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Columbian Exchange caused population growth in Europe by bringing new crops from the Americas and started Europe’s economic shift towards capitalism. Colonization disrupted ecosytems, bringing in new organisms like pigs, while completely eliminating others like beavers.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Columbian Exchange has had a large impact on the plants, animals, foods, and human populations of every corner of the earth. After the New World was “discovered” in 1492, all manners of life were sent, intentionally and unintentionally, both directions across the Atlantic and on to the rest of the world.