...Influence of the Columbian Exchange History of Colonial Latin America Prof. Young Maria Gabriela Garcia The Columbian Exchange has been one of the most significant and influential events in the history of the world, concerning mainly of the widespread exchange of plants, animals, human population, diseases, ideas and technology. This term refers to the exchanges occurred between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres after 1492, Columbus’ voyages. Overall, the Columbian Exchange made a huge impact on both the Old World and the New World, including changes in production of crops, spread of diseases, and migration. The plants that comprised the Columbian Exchange, changed both the economy and the culture in the Old and New World....
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...Discuss the process of the exchange, what was involved, and the impact on both the Americas and Europe. According to Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian, “The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of diseases, ideas, food crops, and populations between the New World and the Old World following the voyage to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492.” The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food, and Ideas. The first major impact that affected the new world was the diseases. Some of the diseases they came in contact with were smallpox, measles, whooping cough, typhus, and malaria. Since they were not immune to these diseases they were completely defenseless. There were very few diseases from the new world but the most notable was syphilis. The second major impact that affected the new and old world was the transfer of foods. Some of the most nutritional foods introduced were potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, and manioc. Some other foods such as tomatoes, and chili peppers were not high in calories. Quinine, a significant impact, was a medicinal gift from the new world to the old world. Quinine was the first effective treatment for malaria. The introduction of new wildlife was a drastic change for the new world because they knew nothing of horses, cattle, sheep, or goats; those were all animals of the old world. Animals were also infected by all types of diseases. Religion affected both the new and old world. Roman Catholics were one of the first religious groups to...
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...migration are extremely important to understand. Columbian Exchange Over time and through exploration, the New World was discovered. As migration took place, many benefits were discovered by the colonists and western expansion took place. Though there were many reasons for this movement, the economics of these new lands along with religious freedoms were two of the main reasons for migration. War and limitations on land use caused a dire need for expansion. Persecution for religious beliefs made it desirable to seek new homes to freely practice versus the active suppression. After a very costly war and a shift in demands, the English had a burning desire to obtain land. “Because of the worldwide demand for wool was growing rapidly, landowners were converting their land from fields for crops to pastures for sheep” (Brinkley, 2010). With land plots decreasing for crops and the effects of a war-torn Europe upon them, migration to new lands became more and more enticing. As migration took place, new land was obtained. With the new land came an expansion in economic incentives, from new trade to new crops. “Second, the discovery of the Americas provided the Old World with vast quantities of relatively unpopulated land well-suited for the cultivation of certain crops that were in high demand in Old World markets.” (Nunn & Qian, 2010). With the migration, crops were traded between the Natives and the settlers. This exchange also allowed for an extension of current trade...
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...Drastically Impacted World History has been impacted by so many civilizations and trade it is quite unbelievable. Yet, what is a great example of World History being impacted? A good example of World History being impacted or altered is the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange is not just about the mere exchange of trades and goods. It includes the idea that the Europeans changed the very culture of many people in different areas. For one, the Europeans brought a smallpox epidemic to the America’s, which almost wiped out the people living there. This is not the only way Europeans impacted other civilizations. Many people living in China received many new crops. One crop in particular is the potato. The potato will eventually become important...
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...Samantha Harris April 4, 2014 The Columbian Exchange Columbus’s Voyage played a pivotal role in History because it lead to the exchange of goods, people and ideas, between the Old World and the World, which has been termed the Columbian Exchange or the Great Exchange, devised by historian Alfred Crosby, of the University of Texas. Many new and different goods were exchanged between parts of the Earth and transformed Europe and American ways of life. Everyone today knows that Florida is famous for our oranges, and as a matter of fact it is our official state fruit and is a major part of Florida’s economy. However, did you know that before Columbus and the Columbian Exchange, oranges did not exist in the Americas? The orange plant is believed to be native to Asia. I believe that It’s Important to understand the Columbian Exchange, because understanding the Columbian Exchange helps us understand the forces that shape the world , as we know it today. This essay will specifically focus on the impact the Columbian Exchange had on Europe in regards to newly introduced plants. New plants impacted Europe in a very positive way by increasing Europe’s population tremendously and also creating economic stimulation which make this country a very powerful country. Newly introduced plants also had some negative impacts, not on Europe but on slaves. New plants associated with the Columbian Exchange had a huge impact on the population of Europe. The Old World received bountiful...
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...The Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus happened during the 15th to 17th centuries. The explorers, settlers, and natives exchanged technology, animals, plants, and diseases among the Old World countries and the New World. Because of their trades and exploration our country has helped become what it is today. It is a powerful, wealthy, independent nation that has given opportunity to others that settlers were able to find when they came here. We have been blessed with the technologies that were brought here. Machinery and agricultural equipment helped develop the land and feed more people. Architectural designs grew large and great cities. Domesticated farm animals allowed people to have a permanent place to live and grow their families as well as a community. Some native animals were also sent back to Europe such as the turkey and some camelids. Plant species that were traded greatly helped the European countries more than the New World settlers. Basic crops such as potatoes, corn, squash, and beans provided more food choices for the average European citizen. They also benefitted from chili peppers and cacao. This enabled them to have some spice and chocolate. Columbus only brought sugar cane over to be grown since it did not grow well there. This enhanced the American diet though not always in a good way. The diseases that were exchanged through contact devastated mainly the Native Americans who had no immunity to things like small pox and influenza. Syphilis...
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...The Columbian Exchange era begin in 1492 when Christopher Columbus settled to the new land which was later called America. America’s resources are the reason for the success that Europe had from the Columbian Exchange. Studied by historian Alfred Crosby, this was a process in which the animals, plants, and bacteria life mixed in the New Worlds. It was a time of cultural exchanges between the New World and the Old World. In this time, many people were making discoveries that would affect the Worlds in a positive way, but also some discoveries would be negative. The positive discoveries from the Columbian exchange that would help the expansion of Europe was technology, plants, and animals. The downfall that was brought with the Columbian Exchange was the fast spread of disease though the New Worlds. Europe became a powerhouse because of the discovery of new technology such as a written alphabet, new farming equipment, new weapons and firearms, and architecture. Europeans introduced the written alphabet to the natives during the Columbian exchange to improve trade. Not only did they teach them the alphabet for trade, but they taught them it because they wanted to educate the natives about religion. The Europeans wanted the natives to convert their beliefs to Christianity. This discovery of the alphabet was a huge reason for Europeans technological success. One of the biggest technological advancements in the New World was the discovery of the plow. Livestock would drag the plow...
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...The Columbian Exchange took place in 1942. The Exchange encompassed four pivotal categories. These categories entailed animals, plants, diseases, and people. The Columbian Exchange also entailed the trading of commodities between the Old World and the New World. The Old World transported numerous animals to the New World such as pigs, horses, chickens, and cattle. Although the New World did not bestow animals, they bestowed other expedient commodities such as plants. The New World gave avocadoes, peanuts, cocoa, potatoes, and tobacco. Tobacco was exerted as a medicine to help stomach impediments that emanated from parasites and bacteria in unhygienic water. People would swallow the tobacco and the tobacco would exterminate the parasites in the victims’ gastrointestinal system. Much analogous to parasites, people commenced to apprehending other diseases that caused them to become terminally ill. The Old World was the one liable for the augmentation of these diseases. The Old World bestowed upon the New World diseases such as mumps, measles, and smallpox. After these diseases undertook effect, the civilization’s population plummeted drastically. In remuneration for the Old World’s munificence, the New World bestowed upon the Old World with an additional disease that also deteriorated the population ominously. This disease was differentiated syphilis. Another commodity that was bequeathed with the New World were people. People from the Old World such as Africans, were forced to migrate...
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...BVideo Analysis Worksheet Student Name: Video title: a biography of America/America at the centennial What is the subject of the video? The video relieves true biography of America. What is the purpose or main point of this video? The main point is to show that the Columbian exchange wasn’t the real discovery of America and that American history doesn’t begin in 1492 What 8-10 significant points did you learn from viewing the video? Try to think in terms of larger questions or themes it covers. That Indians did not know the taste of of fruits and vegetables, Columbus went to death thinking he landing in northern asia, in 1492 no one in Ireland never has tasted a potatoe and Italians never ate tomato sauce with their pasta (something that is a huge requirement with these cultures), eurpeans brought back items from the new world to show what they had found, the land discovered was known as “a brave new world”, trade and enterprise expanded with the discovery of the “brave new world” Indians had never seen a cow horse or other animals that they are known to have had, What conclusions can you reach as a result of viewing it? The world learned new ways of cooking and surviving with the discovery of land Columbus had found. What questions do you have as a result of watching the video? Did anyone ever do research on how long the people on the land Columbus had found had been around. The man in the video basically showed that the American history goes...
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...Kevin Chen In the Columbian Exchange, the natives on the New World were negatively affected. The exchange might’ve brought useful things like horses and muskets but in the end the exchange harmed the natives. The Native Americans in Hispaniola were treated badly and were viewed as inferior people who needed to be controlled as implied in documents 1 and 2. The diseases also decimated the population spreading like a plague. (document 4) Any treatment would either worsen the problem or help spread the disease and it had no useful effect. One might say that the exchange was positive because of the fact that it led to the use of horses by the Plain Indians Ad others. However, the horses were also used in battle causing higher casualties. The use of horses also was used to manipulate the natives into killing of other tribes. Also the loss of cultures that resulted are severe and is not reversible. Such a loss out- weighs the benefits that came along. One might also argue that horses allowed hunts to be more successful. However, the hunts then slowly destroyed the food supply that thy relied on. Although many might question the reliability of document 2’s numbers (there is a debate on the original number of Indians on Hispaniola according to document 4), the truth that around half of the population died from bad treatment and diseases still remains true. Another argument might note that better technology had come to the New World via the Columbian Exchange, However the diseases...
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...The Columbian Exchange int he 16th century was a major change in world history. The Columbian Exchange involved the introduction of American crops to Europe and Afro-Eurasia which improved the nutritional diets of populations. The Columbian Exchange also carried diseases that killed off most of the Indigenous population in the Americas. However, the use of coerced labor as a form of labor organization stayed the same before and after the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange involved American crops such as poatoes being carried to Europe. Before the Columbian Exchange, people had to rely on local crop and their diets were not very varied. After the Columbian Exchange, the introduction of crops from the Americas would mean people could farm both their local crops and...
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...have challenged the human population for millennia. The Columbian Exchange, or the trading of disease, food, crops, and ideas between Europe and the Americas beginning in 1492, brought many changes to the societies, politics, and cultures involved. The Columbian Exchange is a two way exchange, commonly posed as a beneficial event to both parties. The Europeans gained trade goods such as silver, cotton, carvassa, and sugar and the Americas were introduced to new food sources, animals, and Christianity. Although the Columbian Exchange may have been beneficial, many negative effects were created that caused an abundance of change to Europe and the Americas. While the Americas faced devastation owing to the exchange, Europe...
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...Chandler Davis John Allen 8-29-24 DE History 10. Did The Great Columbian Exchange Impact Rural Culture? Do you think that The Great Columbian Exchange impacted rural cultures? The Great Columbian consisted of two worlds, the Old World, and the New World. I think the Columbian Exchange impacted tremendously both in the New World and in the Old World. In the Old World, the Great Columbian Exchange led to changes in the way people farmed, in the New World, the Great Columbian Exchange introduced livestock to different animals. In the Old World, changes to farming and crops were significant. New crops such as tomatoes, potatoes, and corn were key to new farming and nutrition at these times. Maize became the major crop in China and was beneficial...
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...The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ideas,crops,population, and slaves between the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe the columbian exchange lasted from 1492 to 1850. The Columbian Exchange is justified because it brought many positive impacts into the New and Old world, and the world improve and connect. One of the positive impacts the Columbian Exchange had on the world, was the massive exchange of crops. With the exchange of crops, diversity of foods was made. Would you imagine italian food without tomatoes? or indian without peppers? This food variety is thanks to the columbian exchange and would be counted as a long term impact because these crops are still available today. With the new crops brought into the old world, the population...
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...In this short video John Green talks about changes that came about from the old world to the new. He does this referencing a history book by Alfred Cosby Jr. known as “The Columbian Exchange”. The Columbian Exchange is biological and cultural exchanges between the Old world and New world. There are many exchanges ranging from plants to technology. “While native people, plants, and animals were being displaced in the Americas, the rest of the world was benefitting from American imports, especially foods like maize, tomatoes, potatoes, pineapple, blueberries, sweet potatoes, and manioc.” Some social effects of the Columbian Exchange in the New World were the advancement in agricultural production and increased mortality rates are just two examples...
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