FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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improved medicinal techniques to end the plague
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improved diet and health
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employment opportunities
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end of the violence caused by the Reformation
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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: -The Age of Exploration provided opportunities for societies and cultures to interact; it brought all parts of the world into contact with each other, paving the way for the globalised economies we see today; it enabled a knowledge network to extend across the whole globe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although, this time period was very brutal for the Native Americans, the Columbian Exchange resulted in the transmitting of new technologies, an increase in remedies and cures for diseases, and a growth in resources such as food that helped to improve life.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.