Columbian Exchange (1 gen 1498 anni – 1 gen 1589 anni)
Descrizione:
The exchange of animals, food, minerals, disease, and people forms between the east and west hemispheres.
food
- MAIZE, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat, soybeans, cocoa, TOBACCO
animals
- HORSES, turkey, cattle
minerals
- GOLD AND SILVER (a major reason for European competition and conquest)
disease
- smallpox (estimated many native populations)
- syphilis (Spain blamed this one on natives)
People (womp womp) - exchanged African slaves
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
1 gen 1498 anni
1 gen 1589 anni
~ 91 years