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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Plants

• the most important exchange was:

• deepest impacts include:

=== from the Americas

• maize (corn)

Animals

• the most important exchange was:
  • introduction of farm animals to the Americas

• deepest impacts include:

Disease

• the most important exchange was:

• deepest impacts include:

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

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• deepest impacts include:

Other cultural, political and religious exchange

• the most important exchange was:
• deepest impacts include: