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    he Columbian Exchange is best known for the exchange of goods between the new and old worlds across the Atlantic Ocean. This exchange impacted major changes among the Indians‚ Africans‚ and Europeans. After it was confirmed that a new world existed‚ explorers began making their way to the new world. The Old world refers to Asia‚ Africa‚ and Europe. The New World refers to mostly North and South America. Columbus first made a discovery in 1492‚ but he is not sure to be the first to visit the Americas

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    Voyage of 1492 to America‚ there resulted in widespread exchange of plants‚ animals‚ people‚ ideas‚ cultures and technology between the American lands and the Afro-Eurasian territories in the 15th and 16th Century. The influx came to be known as the Columbian Exchange or the Grand Exchange. Also‚ communicable diseases were also transferred between the two lands‚ although this was mostly unintentional. The term Columbian Exchange‚ however‚ did not emanate from that time. It was coined in the 20th Century

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    Old World to New World New World to Old World Diseases Smallpox Syphilis Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold Animals Horses Turkeys Cattle Llamas Pigs Alpacas Sheep Guinea Pigs Goats Chickens Plants The Columbian Exchange Alfred W. Crosby a historian at the University of Texas in Austin created the term The Columbian Exchange in 1972. The term describes the history of the trading from the New World to the Old World

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    Columbian Exchange History of the American Indian Columbian Exchange On Christopher Columbus’s second trip he brought items with him from Europe. He planned to colonize the “New World”. This is what started‚ what is called the “Columbian Exchange”. The term Columbian Exchange came from Alfred W. Crosby in 1972‚ a social historian. Some of those items he brought were different types of livestock like; horses‚ pigs‚ cattle‚ sheep‚ goats‚ chickens and dogs. The livestock that

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    Brian Lee‚ Jordan Louie‚ Roy Xu 5/23/13 The Colombian Exchange: Squash Period: 5 Squash the Underrated Crop Origins The word squash comes from the word askutasquash‚ used by the Narragansett Native Americans meaning: eaten uncooked. Squash is one of the oldest known crop‚ with evidence of seeds found in Ecuadorian caves from up to 12‚000 years ago. Squash was referred as one of the 3 sister crops by Iroquois Native Americans‚ where the other two “sister” crops

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    Columbian Exchange Food/Ingredient Project By: Aaron Poulin Mr. Yonkers 6th Period What is the origin of your food/ingredient? Cinnamon originates from the islands of Shri Lanka (formerly called Ceylon)‚ southeast of India. It is also native to southwest of India and the Tenasserin Hills of Burma. Cinnamon is part of the Lauraceous‚ a branch of the Laurel family of spices. Although there have been many versions of cinnamon with stews‚ desserts‚ and everyday food‚ I am focusing on

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    significance provided by the historical documents written about the Columbian exchange between America and Europe and America and China? Refer to the given historical documents. When Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492‚ a new global contact was established that forever altered the civilisations of the world and more so the formation of civilisation of America. Evidently‚ the exchange was more beneficial for Europe and the world while America suffered through the decline of population as

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    Reflecting on the first chapter‚ I was exposed to a great deal of events contributing to the birth of American civilization. The importance of connections‚ wealth‚ power‚ and influence on the citizens is demonstrated through these examples in history. In 1492‚ Columbus landed on a Caribbean island containing citizens from all over (mostly from central Siberia and Asia). Paleo-Indians followed‚ contributing to the growth of communities by settling and establishing gender-specific roles as well as

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    interaction of the indigenous people of the Americas‚ the Europeans‚ and he Iberians. These interactions caused massive epidemics on both sides of the Atlantic world and emplaced slavery in the new world. Between 1580-1780 the Iberians/Europeans and the indigenous people of the Americas came into contact with one another through the want of new resources and good. This interaction resulted in mass epidemics and slavery in the Americas. Ever since Columbus landed in the West indies‚ Europeans were looking

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    The Columbian exchange was the trade of raw materials‚ plants‚ culture and many other things from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere and vice versa. Lets break it down by the effects on the West and East. In the West‚ the main groups of people were Native american tribes. European explorers unwittingly brought along plague and small pox which killed off most natives over several decades. European explorers also brought along their techniques of farming‚ hunting‚ fighting‚ city building

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