Columbian Exchange (1 Jan 1492 Jahr – 1 Jan 1800 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

(1492-1800)

- Population impact
- population declines an estimated 70 -90 %
- Warfare is the cause of some deaths
- Disease accounts for most of the population
decline
- Disease exchange
- Disease environment
- "Patterns of disease present in a particular
area"
- Europeans were sharing Diseases with
Asia, Africa, and the middle east. The
Natives in America have different types of
diseases.

**crowd diseases are often what caused it


- Environmental Impact
- Devastation of local vegetation in America
- Due to mining
- Decline of Certain Animals
- Fur was wanted

- Transfer of People
- transatlantic Slave trade
- Harms African Culture
- Cultural diffusion in America

**Examples of Exchange
- Plants, animals, and disease
- Grains: wheat and rye (Europeans brought)
- Starches: Potatoes and tomatoes
(Europeans took)
- Horses: Europeans brought

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