The Europeans discovery of the Americas was the catalyst for global integration and the beginning of the Columbian Exchange between the old and new worlds. When the Europeans arrived in the western hemisphere they brought with them crops like wheat, rice, bananas, sugar, and wine grapes. Europeans also brought several different types of animals to […]
On October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed to Asia and ran into a new country called the New World. Columbus brought over many different things to the New World. He brought smallpoxs and sugarcane. When he arrived there was another illness syphilis. Smallpox, sugarcane, and syphilis could the greatest impact of the Columbian Exchange. First, […]
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Get startedThe Columbian Exchange and its Effects In 1492 C.E., Christopher Columbus, an Italian sailor, set sail hoping to find a sea route to India for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain (Spielvogel 410). Instead of finding the land of spices, Columbus found the Americas, landing first in the Bahamas (Crosby 3). On these lands, […]
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out on a journey to explore and in his travels, he gained an immense knowledge centered around different animals, plants, and so many resources that most people had no idea existed. He was amazed by the new world and often referred to the places he went as islands. Like many […]
The Columbian Exchange refers to a period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds. Exchanges of plants, animals, diseases and technology transformed European and Native American ways of life. After Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas, the animal, plant, and bacterial life of these two worlds began to mix. By reuniting […]
Growing up in a big world not knowing how we have the things we do now and where they had come from or how was the environment before and after. As we look back, in the 15 and 16 century many explorers wanted to venture out in hopes to find wealth and undiscovered land, such […]
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, culture, and technology between the Americas, West Africa and the Old World. This happened all after Christopher Columbus made his journey to the Americas in 1492. Referring to the Old World, they made many gains from this exchange in multiple different ways. The finding […]
