FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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The movement of new plants during the Columbian Exchange was largely done with profit in mind.
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The Columbian Exchange was largely responsible for shaping the European diet as we know it today.
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The Columbian Exchange had many long-term effects both good and bad, accidental and intentional.
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The greatest impact of the Columbian Exchange came from the introduction of livestock to the Americas.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Columbian Exchange is the process by which plants, animals, diseases, people, and ideas have been introduced from Europe, Asia, and Africa to the Americas and vice versa. It began in the 15th century, when oceanic shipping brought the Western and Eastern hemispheres into contact.
Detailed explanation-2: -In conclusion, the Columbian Exchange brought about the greatest interchange of different people, ideas, plants, and animals that has ever been known in the history of the world.
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.