FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Britain controlled the western part of Africa.
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For a short time, the Aztec Empire ruled the world.
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Islamic culture spread throughout Asia and North America.
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European economic, political, and social influence spread throughout the Americas
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Detailed explanation-1: -First, and foremost, European Exploration in the New World caused the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was the transfer of plant species, animal species, human beings and diseases between the New World and Old World following Columbus’ 1492 voyage.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were many environmental effects of European expansion, including deforestation, land degradation, the introduction of foreign animal and plant species, and the spread of European diseases. Europeans saw the New World as lands rich in resources and were quick to exploit them.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Europeans brought technologies, ideas, plants, and animals that were new to America and would transform peoples’ lives: guns, iron tools, and weapons; Christianity and Roman law; sugarcane and wheat; horses and cattle. They also carried diseases against which the Indian peoples had no defenses.
Detailed explanation-4: -The spread of plants, animals, and diseases was one of the biggest effects of the Age of Exploration. Let’s look at some examples of how biological exchanges affected people around the world. Explorers and conquistadors brought many new plants to the Americas . They brought European crops such as barley and rye.