Columbian Exchange
- the exchange, or transfer, or plants, animals and disease to and from the Americas and the rest of the world following the discovery of the Americans by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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Background
Plants
- the most important exchange was:
- deepest impacts include:
=== from the Americas
- maize (corn)
to the Americas
Animals
- the most important exchange was:
- introduction of farm animals to the Americas
- deepest impacts include:
from the Americas
to the Americas
Disease
- the most important exchange was:
- deepest impacts include:
from the Americas
to the Americas
Technologies =
- the most important exchanges were:
- iron
- gunpowder
- horses
- deepest impacts include:
- increase in deadliness of Native American tribal warfare
- mass killing of North American buffalo herds via horse and firearms use
- North American Native American armed resistance to European encroachment
from the Americas
- rubber
- used for balls
- used for waterproof footwear
- canoes
- from the Tiaino word <<
- farming techniques
to the Americas
- horses
- iron
- alcohol
Language
- the most important exchange was:
- deepest impacts include:
from the Americas
to the Americas
Other cultural, political and religious exchange
- the most important exchange was:
- deepest impacts include: