FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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The four world zones became connected for the first time and a new era in human history began. Humans had created a truly global network.
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The Spanish had found a direct trade through the Americas to China and became very wealthy from trade
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The twelve world zones becameconnected for the first time and a new era in human history began. Humans had created a truly global network.
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The Dutch had found a direct trade through the Americas to China and became very wealthy from trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -Columbus’s journeys to the Americas opened the way for European countries to colonize and exploit those lands and their peoples. Trade was soon established between Europe and the Americas. Plants native to the Americas (such as potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco) were imported to Europe.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1492, Columbus landed in the Americas, starting a period of exploration and colonization.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory.