FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
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Columbian Exchange
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Global Trade Network
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Middle Passage
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Racial Caste System
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Detailed explanation-1: -As Europeans traversed the Atlantic, they brought with them plants, animals, and diseases that changed lives and landscapes on both sides of the ocean. These two-way exchanges between the Americas and Europe/Africa are known collectively as the Columbian Exchange.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Columbian Exchange is the term given to the transfer of plants, animals, disease, and technology between the Old World from which Columbus came and the New World which he found. Some exchanges were purposeful-the explorers intentionally brought animals and food-but others were accidental.
Detailed explanation-4: -The technology that was traded in the Columbian Exchange was mainly weapons. The New World Explorers/Traders brought rifles, cannons, and improved knives with them. These were bought by natives, trading goods such as fur for weapons.