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Columbian Exchange The Beginning of a great exchange between the Old World (Europe) and the New World (the Americas). Essential Question: How did the interactions between Europeans and Native American impact each group ?.

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  1. Columbian ExchangeThe Beginning of a great exchange between the Old World (Europe)andthe New World (the Americas) Essential Question: How did the interactions between Europeans and Native American impact each group?

  2. Exploration and Trade Lead to Interaction between civilizationsinvolving:P.A.D. : Plants Animals Diseases When different groups of people interact (meet or work together) their cultures are going to mix together creating something new and different. Societiesare going to exchange • Ideas-Technology, Science, Art • Beliefs-Religion • Things-Resources • Diseases

  3. Columbian Exchange: refers to the transfer of Plants, Animals, and Diseases (PAD) • This exchange happens over time and involves all aspects of each society. • Sometimes what is exchanged leads to conflict • Sometimes the exchange benefits both cultures and sometimes it does not

  4. Columbian Exchange: Here’s how it worked 1492 Columbus’ Discovers New World and Spanish Conquistadors encounter the Aztec and Incan empires. By 1600 Spain conquers them and extends territorial claims. North America English and French claiming territorial rights. Trade begins to occur between natives and colonizing citizens. All this leads to the exchange of stuff P. A. D.

  5. Examples of Columbian Exchange • FROM Americas (New World): gold, silver, sugar, dyes, cotton, vanilla, hides from livestock, potatoes, coffee, corn, tomato, beans, squash, chocolate, and tobacco • FROM Europe (Old World): horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, spices, jewels, silk, carpets, ivory, leather and perfumes

  6. Impacts of Columbian Exchange on each “World” Changing ecosystems: cattle brought from old world leads to environmental changes in new world • Deforestation for grazing land Exchange of farming techniques: • Europeans share crop rotation • Native Americans share slash and burn Nutrition: • Native Americans introduced to greater meat options with cattle • Europeans introduced to more fruits and veggies – diet more nutritious

  7. Disease was also part of Columbian Exchange Transfer of disease worked both directions but worse for New World Native Americans no immunity to European Diseases • Smallpox, flu, measles, and typhus • Population of New World before the arrival of Columbus is estimated between 50 – 100 million • Estimated 80-95 of population died fro disease within 150 years after Columbus arrived in New World

  8. Columbian Exchange meant increased global interaction Changes in world increase dramatically from 1400 – 1800 • Population & Environment: new lands = new opportunity and growth • Ideas & Inventions: examples – sugar & tobacco • Leads to slavery in New World • Trade & Manufacturing: natural resources like lumber = increased ship building • States & Empires: increased power with new sources of mercantile wealth

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