FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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There was a “great dying” of indigenous people; estimated between 50% and 90% of natives
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The introduction of crops from the Americas such as potatoes and corn in Afro-Eurasia allowed an increase in crop yields and food supplies resulting in population increases
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The introduction of crops from Afro-Eurasia such as wheat and pigs allowed indigenous people to discover the secondary products revolution
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Columbian exchange caused inflation in Europe, change in hunting habits of Native Americans, change in farming habits within Europe, and a large decrease of Native American populations.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christopher Columbus introduced horses, sugar plants, and disease to the New World, while facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World. The process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic is known as the Columbian Exchange.