Columbian Exchange (jan 1, 1492 – jan 1, 1600)
Description:
Exchange of goods, enslaved people, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and the Americas -> atlantic worldAtlantic World
World bordering the atlantic ocean- mainly africa, europe and Americas, that participated in the columbian exchange - late 1400s
Smallpox
One of the major diseases carried by europeans to the americas that Native Americans had no immunity to. Led to catastrophe in all populations in americas, especially on island of hispaniola where nearly everyone died. Causes red spots/poxes on people
Aristocrat
members of highest class mostly nobles- got most of the benefits of columbian exchange, very rich, used a lot of their money on luxury goods from other places instead of investing back into home county
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Date:
jan 1, 1492
jan 1, 1600
~ 108 years