the columbian exchange – the transfer of various goods between the eastern and western hemispheres...
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The Columbian Exchange
• The Columbian Exchange– The transfer of various
goods between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
– Plants, animals, germs etc that previously did not exist in one hemisphere were transferred there by the explorers and colonists
The Columbian Exchange
• Europeans, from the eastern hemisphere, introduced • Horses• Cows • Pigs• Onions • Coffee beans• Iron making technology• And many diseases
to the western hemisphere• Germs and Diseases brought to
the Americas by the Europeans Killed and estimated 60 million Native Americans
The Columbian Exchange