Answer:
TRUE
Explanation:
The Colombian Exchange was a term coined by historian Alfred W. Crosby, coined to synthesize the relationship of exchange between Europeans and Native Americans with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.
The Colombian exchange has provided an intense exchange between the various peoples of the planet, creating, for example, food stability in Europe by sending food to the Old Continent, but at the same time decimated a large part of the inhabitants of the Americas with viruses and bacteria brought from Europe, since the natives did not have the antibodies for common European diseases such as the flu.
The Columbian Exchange is a term for the exchange of crops, animals, and disease between the Americas and Europe and Africa. This means the correct answer is true.
Further Explanation:
The Columbian Exchange began shortly after Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas. Even though Columbus does not technically discover America, since people had been living here for thousands of years, his voyage does make this part of the world known to other Europeans.
This exchange would have many pros and cons. One of the pros was exposure to new resources and crops. The Old World (aka Europe, Africa, and Asia) were exposed to crops like tobacco and potatoes. Potatoes would be one of the most important crops to Europeans, as it became a staple food in many diets. This crop alone helped spark a population boom in Europe.
There were cons to this trade as well. One of them being disease. People in the New World (aka North, Central, and South America) were exposed to diseases they did not have immunity to such as whooping cough and small pox. This resulted in the decimation of the indigenous population. Historians estimate anywhere between 50-90% of the indigenous population was killed by disease brought over by Europeans during the Columbian Exchange.
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Key Details:
Topic: World History, European History
Grade Level: 7-12
Keywords: Christopher Columbus, Columbian Exchange, international trade
