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What voyages of christopher Columbus led to contact and an exchange between Europe Asia Africa and the Americas called?

the columbian exchange


Which of these was a Columbian exchange?

The Columbian Exchange was the widespread trading of materials between the Americas and Afro-European hemispheres following the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. One of the main results of this exchange was the migration of people to the Americas from Europe and Africa.


How did the Columbian Exchange affect the rest of the world?

The Columbian exchange affected the rest of the world by the movement of living things such as plants,animals, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres.


Religion and culture during the Columbian Exchange?

As the Columbian Exchange was taking place, the church was in process of conquering paganism in Europe. The conquistadors in the Americas did not consider any course but conversion to Christianity for the natives in the new world.


What was the Columbian Exchange and what impact did it have?

The Columbian Exchange was a widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and diseases between the Americas and the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) following Christopher Columbus's voyages in the late 15th century. It led to significant agricultural and dietary changes, introducing crops like potatoes and tomatoes to Europe while bringing wheat and cattle to the Americas. This exchange greatly influenced global population growth and economic systems but also resulted in the devastating spread of diseases that decimated Indigenous populations in the Americas. Overall, the Columbian Exchange reshaped ecosystems, economies, and cultures on both sides of the Atlantic.

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What are two examples of the impact the americas had on europe during the columbian exchange?

Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no potatoes in Ireland, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.


What are two examples of impact the Americas had on Europe during the Columbian exchange?

Before the Columbian Exchange, there were no potatoes in Ireland, no tomatoes in Italy, and no chocolate in Switzerland.


How did columbian exchange affect the Americas and Europe?

One result of this exchange was the transfer of germs and viruses that brought diseases from europe to asia


What voyages of christopher Columbus led to contact and an exchange between Europe Asia Africa and the Americas called?

the columbian exchange


Why do they call columbian exchange the columbian exchange?

The Columbian Exchange is named such because it all started when Columbus mistakenly landed in the Caribbean in 1492 (also the year the Columbian exchange is noted for starting). It is also referred to as triangular trade (sugar/agriculture from Americas to Europe, manufactured goods from Europe to Africa, and slaves from Africa to the Americas).


What were the three major areas that were impacted by the columbian exchange?

Europe, Africa , the Americas


What countries were involved in the Columbian Exchange?

Countries involved were most of Europe, Asia, and the Americas.


Who was involved with the Columbian Exchange?

The Eastern (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and Western (Americas) hemispheres.


What was an effect on the Columbian exchange?

introduction of new foods to both Europe and the americasThere were exchange of diseases. The small pox came into the Americas from Europe and Syphilis came into Europe from the Americas....


What lead to the columbian exchange?

The Columbian Exchange was initiated by Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas in 1492. This contact between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres led to the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, people, and cultures between Europe, Africa, and the Americas.


During the columbian exchange how did the increased supply of materials from the Americas affect Europe?

expanded manufacturing


What did the columbian exchange have on Europe?

The Columbian exchange had many effects on Europe because it spread important crops (such as corn), as well as deadly diseases (such as syphilus). It also made Spain a major world power. As a result of the Columbian Exchange, many new products, people and ideas were transferred in between the Americas and Europe