One of the effects of Columbus' voyages is the globalization of world resources. This phrase indicates the goods, diseases, animals and other products from Europe, Africa and the Americas were now being carried back and forth due to the Age of Exploration.
Study the graphic below. In the comments section, describe what you think are the most important items (whether positive or negative) that were being transmitted globally for the first time.
I think that the biggest thing that was traded was probably the diseases all over the world. This affected all of the continents of the world. The biggest one being the plague. Later on, this will be more important in Europe. But for the time period we are talking about, I would say that malaria helped the Europeans the most because it killed so many Native Americans. But on the other hand, the Europeans also brought back syphilis back from the Americas. So I suppose that it was a trade off between diseases. I notice that one thing is not on here and that is slaves. I think this really was important for the time period because it is what gave North America the advantage above the rest of the world because they had the most slaves. Because of this, they were able to start a better trade system. Rice was also a big thing during this time and was easy to grow and was able to be grown in gross. At this time, It would seem that Europe was the strongest because they had so much to trade. My only question is,.......... Does cacao grow on trees?(201)
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing this map, I am aware of the many things that were transmitted globally. One of the most important things on this map is the diseases. Many diseases were spread in the process of the trade. For instance, 95% of the NAtives died because of the Europeans. A huge impact on the deaths were the diseases the Europeans carried that the Natives were not immune to. Diseases such as yellow fever, malaria, syphilis, and many more spread quickly throughout the Natives. This gave the Europeans a great advantage. On the other hand, the Europeans were not immune to the diseases the Natives were immune to that were in the New World. This helped the NAtives. The Europeans also got a disease called malaria. This disease caused many Europeans to get sick and most likely, die. This disease was spread through misquitos. Obviously, this was a negative effect on the trading. But there was also a positive. With the advancement in agriculture in the Natives, the Europeans recieved many valuable crops such as maize, beans, tobacco, cacoa, and many more. This trade became popular because it was things the Europeans thought of as rare and special. It also gave education in agriculture. As you can see, all of the things traded were important in our history, but some more than others. (219)
ReplyDeleteAfter looking at the map I realized that food and diseases were the things that were globally transmitted the most through all of this exploration and trading. All of these new foods were probably very helpful to the people living that were receiving them. They were probably able to make a lot of different foods, and possible even use some of the ingredients for medicine. This was a very positive affect from The Columbian Exchange. Disease was another big thing that was globally transmitted, but it was a very negative thing that happened. The people that were spreading the diseases were immune to them, but the people receiving them were not. This was bad because on top of all of the diseases they already had, more were spreading. Many people died from all of the diseases. The Columbian Exchange is very important, and I'm glad I get to learn more about it and the effects of it.
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DeleteAfter looking at the map, I noticed (for the 5th time) that there are some major differences between the tradings between Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. First of all, Europe traded most of the diseases while the Americas did not trade any. Also, Europe traded all of the livestock while the Americas traded the most food. Of all of the continents, Asia traded the least. In front of it, Africa took the bronze medal. In second place came the Americas and Europe took home the Economic gold medal.(101)
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DeleteWow there was a whole lot of things spred all over the world. So many of them are foods. I thing this is a great thing that the different foods are being moved all over the world. I can think of a poblem in this transportation, how do they preserve the foods when it takes around two months to get from Europe to America. The food was a good thing spread but there were also bad things spread. Desieses were a very important even though it was bad. There were many of them spread like smallpox, malaria, and yellow fever. I was wondering how the deseises went from Europe and Africa to Amarica but not America to the other two counties. I am not as much of a fan of animals as I am of food so I think the food is more important. (151)
ReplyDeleteMany different things were spread across the world! I think it is great that the people finally figured out that instead of just fighting ALL the time, they could actually help each other out a little. Europe was able to give cattle, pigs, horses, wheat and rye to the Americas. In return they gained maize, beans, potatoes, tobacco, squash, peppers etc. This kind of trade was achieved all over. But the thing is, transporting so many good things makes for transporting bad things, as well. Horrible diseases were carried from one place to the other, killing millions. But, can you really blame the people? If you're completely immune to something your whole life, how are you supposed to even know it exists? Most likely, no one had a clue that trading cattle for potatoes really meant trading small pox for malaria. Though receiving the new things really helped people out, is corn so important to you that you would risk millions of lives just to get it? (167)
ReplyDeleteThe items that were the most important, I think, were sugar, rice, cacao, and diseases. The reason I say sugar and rice are one of the most important to me is because it was transported the most around the map. I think cacao beans are important because chocolate is made from it and chocolate is just delightful. The last thing that I think is the most important is the diseases. I think this because the diseases helped us against the Natives, and help us come to America the place we live in right now. I know it is kind of weird to say diseases because it killed so many Natives during the European wars against them for land, but it still is important to include it. (126)
ReplyDeleteI think the most important items out of all of them were animals, diseases, and sugar. Why did I pick animals you ask? Well many animals do basically every type of labor for us that is possible. Horses transport people and different types of items or goods. Cows give us leather for car seats, jackets, and so much more. Pigs give us bacon, pork chops, and ham. So you can see that animals are good for food, clothing, transportation, and so many other things. Diseases on the other hand were good and bad for us. Sure we have developed immunity to many of them now but we were not immune back then and millions died from them, including natives. Sugar is the MOST important, to me at least, because it makes sweets, candy, and thousands more good things. Sugar gives energy to adults in the mornings with sweetener for their coffee. All of the items on the map, good and bad, were very important to starting America. (167)
ReplyDeleteYay! Happy topic:) I think that all of the things traded helped benefit each country. The horses provided transportation, the cattle could be used for work and food, and the pigs could be used for food. Each country got food not previously available to them. America had the maize which could be made into many different meals. They also had many other vegetables that Africa and Europe gladly accepted I'm sure. Obviously the diseases played a major role in the Columbian Exchange. It wiped out lots of people to make conquering Native Americans much easier, but the Americas also gave Europe and Africa syphilis. I also wonder how some of the foods were preserved during the long voyages like Ferrett said earlier. They didn't have like refrigerators or temperature controlled rooms... And I wonder how the animals reacted to the rocking and rolling of the ships during the trips. I still want to know what cassava and manioc are. Oh well. (161)
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There were many important items being transported during this cycle. Many of the items were good. One of the good things being transported were the animals coming from Europe to America. The horses, pigs, and cattle were important in the life styles of the Europeans, so they wanted to share them with the natives. Another very good item being transported were maize, potatoes, tobacco, beans, squash, peppers, cacao, and syphilis. Even though there many items that helped the world there was still items that hurt. The malaria and yellow fever transported from Africa to the Americas killed 95% of the native Americans by the 1900’s. Another thing that hurt the Americas was the smallpox and other diseases transported accidentally from Europe to North America; that also helped kill some of the natives.(132)
ReplyDeleteDuring this time people were becoming interested in other things from other continents that they couldn't get in theirs. As this was happening people were taking ships to visit their neighboring continents to trade. This allowed people to get things that they couldn't get in their country. The only down side to this was that each continent carried diffrent diseases. So when people came over they carried their diseases over and got a lot of people sick because they weren't immune to it.Some of them were malaria and yellow fever which originated in Africa. There was also small pox that came from Europe. These disease and many others killed alot of people. Besides that trading was a very good thing. It provided Natives with horses and cattles; which made it easier for them to transport things. All the continents were able to taste diffrent foods from all over the world. People got to taste peppers, rice, squash,cacao, and many other things for the first time. Their were many pros and cons to this, but in the long run it helped alot of people by making their lifes easier with the tools they got from neighboring continents!!!!(198)
ReplyDeleteThis illustration shows how many diseases, food, and resources were exchanged around the world. Disease was the most crucial thing that affected the world. It was what killed so many Natives because of no immunity, although it helped the Europeans. I noticed that Europe had the most diseases going to and from it along with food, but North America gave food and disease back. Today the two most common diseases in Africa are malaria and yellow fever, and even back then they were being passed around. The sicknesses had a big effect on the entire world. I agree with Gilmoe about the map not mentioning slaves. Unfortunately, they were treated just like animals. Food was the most common item that was exchanged between countries and was a big help. They were able to eat things they hadn’t had before. The Colombian Exchange had a big impact on our world. (149)
ReplyDeleteOh and fyi Mo, cassava and manioc are like roots that you eat. I looked it up:)
The most important item exchanged was the diseases. The reason why I say that is because the diseases killed most of the population of the Natives. The immunity that the Europeans had built up to the diseases the Natives had not. The Natives dying was very tragic, but without the diseases America would not be what it is today. The reason for that is because if the Natives were still alive the Europeans wouldn't have settled in the New World, which in return started the beginning of America. I don't think people realize how much The Colombian Exchange impacted our world, but further research on this topic reveals the truth.
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Many things were traded during this time period. I think the most popular thing that was traded during the Columbian Exchange were different diseases. Some diseases were yellow fever, malaria, smallpox and many more. These diseases are why most of the Native Americans died. Sugar and rice were also one of the major things, besides diseases, traded. For instance, Europeans would trade iron bars and pigs to the African Americans. In return the Europeans would get yellow fever, coconuts and bananas. The Europeans also traded cattle, horses, pigs, wheat, rye, smallpox and other diseases to the Native Americans. In return for that they would get maize (corn), potatoes, tobacco beans, squash, peppers, cacao and syphilis.(115)
ReplyDeleteI think there are many ways you can look at this map. This illustration shows things that were traded good and bad. By this I mean while trading yellow fever and various diseases were good for the Europeans, it was bad for the Native Americans. I think it all depends on what side you were on. If you were the Native Americans it was bad to have these new diseases coming in from somewhere they didn't even know. But, it was good for the Europeans because they could now control the land and basically take over because they were weak. Also, from studying this map I noticed that Africa traded yellow fever to Europe too. So by looking at this map, you can tell that it was a cycle all around of spreading diseases. I am also glad that this map is an example of countries working together. I also think that trading the cattle and corn and various foods were very important. Because with no food, there is no eating, and with no eating there is no life. (178)
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There were a ton of really important things that were traded/sold during this time period. I think a few of the most important things brought to America were cattle, bacon, I mean, pigs, and horses. Cattle were, and still are, imporatant because they supply food to people all over the world, there are thousands of farmers in America who depend on them to provide for themselves and their families, and, hey, where else would you get a hamburger (don't answer that, I don't want to know)? pigs are important sources of food for people. We get bacon, ham, pig-ear treats for our dogs, and many other important things from pigs. Horses are important for A TON of reasons! They were a main source of transportation from way back before America was even "discovered" and can still be used as transportation today, just not as often. Diseases were also important. They killed millions of Native Americans as well as many explorers. (162)
ReplyDeleteSome of the most important goods from Europe would be the cattle and horses. The negative stuff from Europe would be all of the diseases and sickness. Some good imports from Asian lands would be the silk and stuff. From Africa, goods that would help are the rice and other foods. The African people however wasn't a good thing to get. The African slave and the diseases from Africa were bad to have in the Americans. That is from other countries to the Americas. Some goods from the Americas to Europe, Africa, and Asia was the corn mainly. The sickness from america to other parts of the world was pretty bad also, to think of it, any sickness spread around is bad, the sad thing about the spreading was the people reviving had not gotten imunded to the sickness like the givers had.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so most of these diseases or goods are words that I have heard of, but I have no idea what they mean and how they affect you. So, I had to do a lot of research, but what I didn't was that cassava and manioc are basically the same thing. They are a starch from the plant's roots called the manihot. It is also the source of tapioca. Next, the disease called syphilis is a chronic infectious disease, where spirochete, spiraled shaped bacteria, affects almost any organ or tissue in the body, especially the genitals, skin, mucous membranes, aorta, brain, liver, bones, and nerves. The last disease that I was a bit unsure was malaria. Malaria is a disease that was transmitted from Africa to South America. It used to be caused by poisonous air being inhaled near swamps, but now it s is caused by a mosquito putting parasites into a humans blood steam and ultimately killing red blood cells. As you can see, these diseases are very deadly and sound kind of horrific. So I personally think that the diseases would be the most important trade, but also the worst at the same time. Although, the other trades were very important as well, the diseases affected the people the most, but not in a good way, but in mostly death. For example, 95% of the natives in the Americas were killed by the diseases that the Europeans brought over here. Lastly, I thought it would be really cool to see how the different religions were passed on over to the Americas, considering Columbus was supposed to spread the word of Christ, but instead went off killing people. Anyway, my profile picture is a map of the world and the religions in each area of the world. (299)
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